At Foundation’s headquarters in San Francisco, we met the Phantom MK1 humanoid robot and controlled it using a VR headset. Listen to the CEO discuss his aspirations to deploy the robot in factories, battlefields and, someday, on Mars.
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Humanoid Robots Headed to War? I Went Hands-On With the Phantom MK1
0:00 Intro
0:45 Meet the Phantom MK1
1:20 New Robot Hands
1:55 Training for Robot Boxing
2:22 Teleoperation Demo
3:19 Humanoid Robots in War?
4:57 Robot Walking Demo
5:41 Robots and the Labor Market
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@kevin02mulder
October 12, 2025 at 9:35 am
I am going to marry a robot and be the Darth Vader making canned meat out of yall 🙂
@EhCloserLook
October 12, 2025 at 10:41 am
That’s him, officer.
@kevin02mulder
October 12, 2025 at 11:11 am
@@EhCloserLook what ? are you a snitch? you snitching on me ? i guess you don’t want to be canned meat don’t you ? 😲
@urbanstrencan
October 12, 2025 at 9:49 am
That’s what we really don’t need, militarizing the robots 😮😢😢.
@TheGogetassj
October 12, 2025 at 11:08 am
Why not? Would rather sending robot into war zone than men. Would rather have robot diffusing bombs than men. Plus many other tasks we can use robot instead of humans
@Siranoxz
October 12, 2025 at 2:04 pm
It was going to happen anyway.
But probably remote controlled rather then AI automated.
@urbanstrencan
October 12, 2025 at 2:08 pm
@@TheGogetassj for other tasks I agree but we don’t need even more war and machines to make war easier
@MrPorquoipas
October 12, 2025 at 10:06 am
This founder’s vision for using robots in the military is ridiculous. Protection from who, exactly? That’s the real question. The problem isn’t the robot itself; it’s how it will be used. We’ve already seen how technology meant for “protection” often ends up being used for control.
Weaponized robots are not science fiction anymore. Companies like Boston Dynamics and Ghost Robotics have already demonstrated robots capable of carrying weapons. And when people say, “Don’t worry, humans will stay in control,” I can’t help but laugh. As an engineer, I’ve heard that promise before; in the 1990s, when automation was sold as a way to “help” workers, but instead replaced thousands of jobs.
We’re told these machines are for safety and security, but that’s always how it starts. Fear is one of the oldest tools for manipulation. The real danger isn’t the robot; it’s the human intent behind it. Governments and corporations don’t have the best track record when it comes to using technology responsibly, and I see no reason to trust them now.
@MatrixJockey
October 12, 2025 at 10:48 am
He just wants to get rich
@christophermontoya5526
October 12, 2025 at 1:07 pm
We knew this was coming.
@Royce16727
October 12, 2025 at 5:24 pm
I agree with you, but I do think it’s important to acknowledge that this is not a malicious, premeditated plan. I think these developers are sincerely hopeful about this robotic future, and I think that’s even scarier… Genuinely enthusiastic people are always the most dangerous, because norms and common sense can be set aside in pursuit of the “greater good.”
@christophermontoya5526
October 12, 2025 at 5:29 pm
@Royce16727 Like anything else it can be used for good or bad.
@Royce16727
October 12, 2025 at 6:03 pm
@@christophermontoya5526 Yep. I honestly think the developers genuinely believe it will be used for “good,” but if the potential for “bad” exist; it will be exploited. 🤷 I guess all we can do is try to maximize the “good.”
@Bunnii90
October 12, 2025 at 10:22 am
Are they bullet proof ? One shot to those cameras the whole robot going down
@thenotoriousgryyn342
October 12, 2025 at 12:23 pm
They can be made Bulletproof in ways humans couldn’t even dream of.
@caveteethjoe
October 12, 2025 at 4:42 pm
If a robot had an infrared sensor and a gun you’d die before you even registered what you’re looking at. Not in this state though, maybe once they have the speed of traditional robots.
@EhCloserLook
October 12, 2025 at 10:42 am
Imagine going to war for whatever cause or nation and getting murdered by a robot holding an assault rifle. 😢
@ddw6523
October 12, 2025 at 10:50 am
Oh boy robots with weapons what could go wrong ??😊
@townee23
October 12, 2025 at 11:04 am
robot doing a winger wag. very very bad!
@DukeAkuma
October 12, 2025 at 11:22 am
What you’re seeing is advanced warfare
@shadowninja1275
October 12, 2025 at 1:47 pm
Or Infinite Warfare
@jamiepolson
October 12, 2025 at 11:28 am
Nothing funnier than a robot falling over😂
@thenotoriousgryyn342
October 12, 2025 at 12:06 pm
In one Universe it started with Skynet.
In a second Universe it started with Legion.
And then….. there was Foundation.
@bobboro5310
October 12, 2025 at 12:50 pm
That input lag needs to be ironed out
@frozenfear
October 12, 2025 at 1:37 pm
Pfft. That robot can’t even do The Robot, let alone evicerate a targeted meat bag.
We’ll be killed by AI and our crumbling infrastructure long before an endoskeleton can break down your front door and crush your skull without remorse.
@Инкогнито-я2м
October 12, 2025 at 2:08 pm
Hmm, a robot with the number 1 in its name and designed for war… PEOPLE, DON’T GIVE IT COINS FOR THE Sake of Mankind’s Future
@multiversehq
October 12, 2025 at 2:15 pm
We’re training them to fight wars for us, but what if they want to start a war against us… ? Rip 😂
@walkerrwalker7294
October 12, 2025 at 3:15 pm
It’s chappie
@Nobody-Nowhere
October 12, 2025 at 3:16 pm
The companies that cant compete on anything else, always go for the mass murder industry.
@СергейБильмандо
October 12, 2025 at 3:23 pm
Heeey… boxing competition… Could bring lots of hype hmmm…
@REKrobots
October 12, 2025 at 7:16 pm
It definitely will, meatbag
@robertskitch
October 12, 2025 at 4:14 pm
Feels like yet another person trying to revolutionise industries that they have no actual experience in.
@shaider1982
October 12, 2025 at 5:12 pm
Please do Real Steel with this tech👍🏻
@REKrobots
October 12, 2025 at 7:15 pm
On it
@Royce16727
October 12, 2025 at 5:21 pm
This kind of Tech, in general, is pretty cool. There are definitely some use cases where it could be valuable, but I can’t help but wonder: will future historians be referencing videos like this in a few hundred years after the Robot Wars? Maybe not, because all the humans might not be here anymore… Apprehensive–lol
@halcon2134
October 12, 2025 at 5:54 pm
And here I am to say the obvious: not having to physically go to work is a huge advantage. Substitutes 👍
@sikhswim
October 12, 2025 at 6:21 pm
It’s gonna be exciting to get these robots to fight each other like the Tesla Optimus versus whatever this is versus the figure robot
@Schalos
October 12, 2025 at 6:22 pm
Robots with guns and AI might actually be skynet. Still funny to watch them falling over when they’re talking about them doing human tasks really well.
@kheankimhong
October 12, 2025 at 6:57 pm
❤❤❤😊😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉
@mrelaborate
October 12, 2025 at 6:57 pm
I don’t trust this CEO for defense purposes, he has different accent
@BrownForrestGump
October 13, 2025 at 9:50 am
Let me guess, powered by skynet?
@CNET
October 13, 2025 at 12:24 pm
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