Eric Trump-partnered Robotics CEO addresses 'Terminator' fears as he sends combat humanoids into war zones

Foundation Future Robotics, an Eric Trump-backed robotics company, became the first company to deploy humanoid robots to a combat zone when it sent its Phantom MK 1 robots to Ukraine in February.Now in talks to ship more MK 1 units to Israel, expanding its war theater footprint, Foundation co-founder Mike LeBlanc sees a near-future in which the majority of war fighting is done by robots."In the next five to 10 years, I would expect that humanoids, ground vehicles, drones, will be doing most of the major fighting, with humans really only doing special forces, special operations, small surgical operations on the side," LeBlanc, a former Marine Corps officer with three tours of duty in the Middle East, told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview.ZELENSKYY ANNOUNCES 'THE FUTURE IS HERE' AFTER WAR'S FIRST ALL-ROBOT CAPTURELeBlanc stressed that, while robotics companies have been creating both warfare drones and household humanoid robots, Foundation is the first company to create humanoid robots specifically for warfare.Foundation says its Phantom humanoid robot can autonomously navigate uneven terrain, detect people and map its surroundings.(Foundation)The MK 1 units deployed to Ukraine have a roughly 88-pound carrying capacity, making their best fit in combat situations one of a supplementary role, assisting human soldiers with ordnance, munitions loading, manual labor and other ancillary tasks.However, LeBlanc explained that the units were simply a "proof of concept" for the broader application of humanoid robots in war, claiming that Foundation is already close to shipping out the MK 2."It is 6 feet tall, 185 pounds, as I say, created in my own image," LeBlanc joked.THIS ROBOT DOG WAS MADE TO SAVE SOLDIERS' LIVES AS US RACES INTO NEW ERA OF AUTONOMOUS WARFARE"But this thing is ready to engage by making small and medium machine guns, by engaging with enemies," he added."The Mark II is going to be the biggest, fastest, strongest humanoid on the market.

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