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00:03Foundation Future Industries, a San Francisco startup with Trump family ties,
00:07is developing autonomous humanoid robots for military and industrial use, according to CNBC.
00:13The company sent two Phantom MK1 units to Ukraine earlier this year in what it described as the
00:19first known deployment of humanoid robots in a combat theater. Foundation has received $24
00:24million in U.S. government research contracts covering the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
00:30CEO Sanket Pathak plans to scale production to thousands of units this year and begin
00:35frontline testing with the U.S. military within 18 months. Eric Trump recently joined the firm as
00:41chief strategy advisor, drawing scrutiny from Senator Elizabeth Warren. Experts debate whether
00:46humanoid designs are practical for warfare compared to cheaper alternatives. For all things money,
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