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A startup with Eric Trump as adviser is testing humanoid robots in Ukraine. It wants them on US front lines within 18 months.

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Foundation sent humanoid robots to Ukraine and has $24M in Pentagon contracts. Eric Trump is its chief strategy adviser. Warren calls it “corruption.”

Foundation Future Industries, a San Francisco startup founded in 2024, sent two of its Phantom MK-1 humanoid robots to Ukraine earlier this year. The company described it as the first known deployment of humanoid robots in a combat theatre. The tests, backed by the US government and conducted with Ukrainian officials, focused on logistics in hazardous areas.

CEO Sankaet Pathak told CNBC the MK-1 testing proved the robots can perform supply pickups that currently expose soldiers to danger. The robots carry approximately 44 pounds. They lack waterproofing and sufficient battery life for sustained deployment.

Foundation plans to send improved Phantom 2 units to Ukraine this year. Pathak says they will have “superhuman abilities” and double the payload capacity. The company is targeting front-line deployment...

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