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This startup wants to build an army of humanoid robot soldiers

Business Insider·Lloyd Lee·about 1 month ago
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Phantom, a humanoid robot built by Foundation, was sent to Ukraine for a pilot demonstration of a supply pickup scenario. Courtesy Foundation Foundation is a startup building general-purpose humanoid robots. Two of Foundation's robots were sent to Ukraine for a demo of a supply transport scenario. CEO Sankaet Pathak said he sees humanoids becoming valuable for precision operations in warfare. Humanoid robots rather than flesh-and-blood soldiers could one day take on some of the most dangerous jobs in war — and one startup is already testing that idea in Ukraine. Sankaet Pathak, cofounder and CEO of Foundation, said there's a "moral imperative" to put humanoid robots on the front lines rather than in people's kitchens . "I thought all of this stuff around home use was kind of stupid," Pathak told Business Insider. "I feel like people can make the coffee and fold their laundry.…

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