author: Tyler Durden
Corporate media are yet catching up with our humanoid robot theme, and these bots are going outside production halls and possibly shortly marching on modern battlefields as conflicts rage in east Europe and the mediate East.
TIME reports that Foundation Robotics, an American startup developing humanoid robots for industrial and military applications, He late sent 2 Phantom MK1 robots to Ukraine for testing.
A spokesperson for the Foundation said that the startup prepares its robots to the Phantoms for possible deployment in conflict scenarios for the Pentagon, which "continues investigation into the improvement of militarized humanoid prototypes designed to operate alongside soldiers in complex, risky conditions."
Co-founder of the Foundation, Mike LeBlanc, 14-year-old Marine Corps veteran with multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, besides told the media that the company maintains "very close contact" with the Department of Homeland safety on possible patrol activities for Phantom along the confederate US border.
The Foundation is already a military-approved supplier and holds government investigation contracts worth $24 million with the Army, the Navy, and the US Air Force. That suggests that these war bots are very close to investigating in war zones.
TIME reported that MK1's robots would shortly be trained with the Marine Corps for the "entry method" operation. This advanced course teaches soldiers how to penetrate buildings, structures and ships utilizing various methods: explosive, ballistic, thermal, manual and mechanical.
LeBlanc pointed out that the natural evolution of today's autonomous systems was a jump from drones, through ground robots to humanoid robots. He said that humanoid soldiers do not break under strong intellectual force and can be utilized as highly interchangeable resources.
In February We've highlightedThat humanoid robots will shortly enter the modern battlefield, and it appears TIME has confirmed it.
Another AI boundary is physical as humanoid robots begin to march on assembly lines and further
See: Russian soldiers surrender to a robot armed with weapons; The Humanoid War Is Coming
Conflicts in Ukraine and the mediate East have shown that modern war is becoming increasingly automated, and now inexpensive ground bots are being used, FPV, armed AI elimination chains and many another technologies utilized by abroad opponents.
Sankaet Pathak, co-founder and CEO of the Foundation, told the media that the humanoid-soldiers arms race "is already underway", due to the fact that Russia and China are developing dual-use technology.
"Like drones, device guns, or any technology, they must first be put into the hands of customers," said Pathak.
In the face of war on 2 fronts, the improvement and implementation of next generation war technology, specified as humanoid robots, will likely be accelerated to over-accomplishment. It's challenging for "war unicorns", due to the fact that DOGE program of the War Department (DOGE) resets the procurement program and directs more resources for defensive start-ups.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.zerohedge.com/
