The first humanoid for the battlefield.

And as if the machines made to replace us were not enough,

Look at what the United States wants to bring to the world with the help of a San Francisco company called Foundation, a battle droid that resembles those we see in Star Wars, the Phantom MK1 is a humanoid robot 1.75 cm tall and 80 kg, designed not for factories or scientific research, but for the battlefield.

Equipped with high-power actuators and computer vision, it can carry up to 20 kg and execute reconnaissance, disarmament and defense missions in war zones. With this, the United States officially enters the race for humanoid military robotics, a frontier that until now remained as a among the big manufacturers.

The future of War will be like a game.

While most robotics companies claim to maintain an ethical commitment to not weaponize their creations, Foundation broke that line and reignited a global debate about the role of artificial intelligence in warfare. CEO Sankaet Pathak assures that the future of warfare will be a mix between video games and reality, with human soldiers supervising armies of semi-autonomous robots.

Operators can control it through a virtual reality headset, seeing and reacting to the environment through the eyes of the robot itself. Visually, Phantom MK1 looks like something out of Star Wars, a black, streamlined, faceless body, with a smooth mask and an imposing posture. That aesthetic is not just theatrical, it is functional, designed to reduce damage and maintain focus on the mission.

Foundation plans to build 10,000 units by next year.

The plans of the United States and the Foundation company are to create the first army of active humanoids in modern history, the robot is not completely autonomous and according to Sankaet Pathak that limitation is intentional, he insists that there will always be a human in control of the final shooting decision, although the AI ​​calculates routes, recognizes targets and coordinates movements, even so, the speed and precision of the system raises doubts. How long until the operator becomes just a formality?