Time: Ukraine received Phantom MK-1 humanoid robot soldiers for testing.

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In February of this year, Ukraine received two Phantom MK-1 humanoid robot soldiers from Foundation for frontline testing, according to Time. The publication notes that these drones can wield any weapon a human can use and are being trained for Pentagon combat missions.

As noted in the article, the robots were sent to Ukraine only to provide reconnaissance on the front lines.



Ukraine, which now launches up to 9,000 drones daily, has become the world's premier testing ground for weapons makers – including Western startups – seeking to automate parts of the traditional "kill chain," the step-by-step process used to identify, capture, and destroy an enemy target.

– Time states.

It is emphasized that Foundation is one of these companies, which wants to bring Phantoms to the forefront in order to hone technology using a "feedback loop" based on real-world use cases.

In an era when adversaries are actively developing defense robots, the United States and its allies must keep up to ensure our technological capabilities continue to expand.

– the developers explain.

They add that the robots developed by the company are adapted to work in military conflict conditions.
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  1. -2
    13 March 2026 18: 18
    Terminators)))
    We're waiting for the liquid metal version.
  2. -2
    13 March 2026 19: 26
    This one robot stands like a bridge laughing And you can catch a herd of horses for free.
    1. +6
      13 March 2026 19: 28
      With mass production of any product, the price constantly falls!
  3. +2
    13 March 2026 19: 27
    Is it really "only for providing reconnaissance on the front lines"?
    Reconnaissance is carried out efficiently by drones.
    As the song goes: "I can see everything from above, you know that."
    You don't need robots for this.
    Where are the Russian robot soldier developments?
    1. +6
      13 March 2026 19: 38
      Quote: Mikhail L.
      Where are the Russian robot soldier developments?

      Are you probably mired in tank-biathlons, temples with steps made from rare trophy weapons, palaces and yachts of the generals and generals' wives of the "holy reindeer herder"?!
      With the "two military budgets of France" stolen by Putin's embezzling generals, they could probably have whipped up two infantry combat robots?!
      Not to mention the "trampoline-free" satellite constellation for reconnaissance and target designation in near-earth orbit instead of all the showy "reinforcement" and "Poseidon" stuff!
      All these relatively peaceful "fat years" were wasted by blockheads!

      Frames decide everything!

      I.V. Stalin
      1. +2
        13 March 2026 21: 52
        Yes, personnel is everything. If Stalin had appointed his Georgian friends from Gori as people's commissars (ministers), Russia would not exist today. However, he chose people based on ability, not nepotism. Paradoxically, thousands of Muscovites came out to bid farewell to the bloody tyrant.
        1. +2
          14 March 2026 09: 16
          Don't even mention it! Who will see these people off, I don't know, maybe they'll pee out the window!
      2. -1
        15 March 2026 12: 29
        What you're writing about is a state crime. Who's responsible for personnel appointments?
    2. 0
      15 March 2026 12: 26
      Ask this question to the Kremlin!
  4. -3
    13 March 2026 20: 00
    I wish they could send Oreshnik to the Iranians. Of course, only for reconnaissance on the front lines.
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  6. -1
    14 March 2026 09: 20
    Everything is basically ready, the finances will be found, it’s just a matter of batteries.
  7. -1
    14 March 2026 09: 40
    If Ukraine has become a testing ground for humanoid robots and drones, then why can't it become a testing ground for tactical, and not only, nuclear weapons?!
  8. -4
    14 March 2026 16: 21
    They won't find robots, they won't find money... Unless they find toilets for humanoids. laughing