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    By 2027, 50,000 Humanoid Robots Could Serve as the US Military’s Frontline - Foundation’s Phantom humanoid robots pair human-scale mobility, heavy payload capacity, and sensor-rich design to support military logistics, surveillance, and high-risk missions.
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    By 2027, 50,000 Humanoid Robots Could Serve as the US Military’s Frontline – Foundation’s Phantom humanoid robots pair human-scale mobility, heavy payload capacity, and sensor-rich design to support military logistics, surveillance, and high-risk missions.

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    1. Gari_305 on

      From the article

      Chief Executive Officer **Sankaet Pathak** said the robots can be used for surveillance or field support roles, including transporting weapons and tactical gear to soldiers.

      They could also substitute personnel in higher-risk tasks, such as navigating confined spaces, entering buildings, or exploring cave systems ahead of soldiers.

      Pathak said the company plans to build 50,000 Phantoms for the US military by the end of 2027.

    3. CuckBuster33 on

      Set realistic expectations or prepare yourself to be disapointed. I think 50k in a year is a BIT unrealistic given the current state of humanoid robotics.

    4. OldnFuninMN on

      Fucking skynet….  the techbros bringing down civilization all for profit thinking they’ll be spared.  Lol….

      Leopards ate my face

    6. ninja_truck on

      This looks like yet another tech CEO trying to get some of that sweet, sweet venture capital.

      The big players in the humanoid space don’t have that kind of capacity yet, highly unlikely Foundation is ahead of them.

    7. sandee_eggo on

      This SOUNDS cool until you learn that China is on track to build a million robot army within 3 years.

    8. Falconflyer75 on

      Wow we’re really going to see skynet in this decade

      Guess that’s slightly less terrible than an alien invasion

    9. SsooooOriginal on

      If these techligarch fashists could stop taking all my favorite fictional references!

      Asimov would be so fucking pissed. DID NOBODY READ THE LAWS OF ROBOTICS?

    10. BitingArtist on

      “We have to raise your taxes because we’re at war with Eastasia and we have to buid more robots. No you can’t have rights, what are you, a traitor?”

    11. real_grown_ass_man on

      Ideal for policing and subdueing your own population, instead of the lard boys that ICE currently employs.

    12. Stereo_Jungle_Child on

      Yeah, and each robot will require a 5-person human support squad to keep it functioning.

      Sounds efficient! lol!!

    13. 90Carat on

      So two years. And how many do they have in testing now? More hype from year another clueless CEO.

    14. ngetch on

      And Hiram Maxim (who invented the worlds first portable, fully automatic gun) thought his invention would *reduce* deaths…
      This will surely end well… /s

    15. AgingLemon on

      This is great. These robots can carry some of the heavy gear that troops have to carry, freeing up weight for the human troops to carry other heavy gear.