Company Testing Humanoid Robot Soldiers on Frontlines of Ukraine
Humanoid robots are already folding clothes, running marathons, and assembling cars — so it was probably only a matter of time before they ended up fighting on the frontlines, too.
Rise of the AI Soldiers
SAN FRANCISCO — The Phantom MK-1 looks the part of an AI soldier. Encased in jet black steel with a tinted glass visor, it conjures a visceral dread far beyond what may be evoked by your typical humanoid robot.
Program Polymath: Catching Up With Tech Founder, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran, and Debut Author Mike LeBlanc
On a chilly day in early December, inside a converted industrial building in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood—a rapidly growing hub of artificial intelligence start-ups—Mike LeBlanc’s (A09) colleagues at Foundation Robotics were hard at work dissecting a human hand.
From combat to space: Foundation Robotics’ Mike LeBlanc talks humanoids
Our guest this week is Michael LeBlanc, co-founder of Foundation Robotics. The company is developing humanoid robots for deployment into challenging applications.
Could This Humanoid Robot Become the Army’s Ultimate Warrior?
Meet Phantom MK1: an imposing humanoid robot designed to transform battlefields, the moon and even Mars—and it may already be taking jobs near you.
A SF startup is pitching Trump on militarizing humanoid robots
A startup founder and a rabbi walk into a hotel to talk about killer robots.
It’s not a joke. Last month, while the “All-In” podcast hosted an AI summit down the street, Mike LeBlanc, cofounder of San Francisco-based robotics company Foundation, settled into a leather chair at Washington, D.C.’s Waldorf Astoria.
Military Robot Deployed as Nightclub DJ
Everyone knows San Francisco has been captured by tech elites, but we didn’t expect robots to start replacing the key job position of disc jockeys, even in the city by the bay, quite this quickly.
San Francisco’s hottest new DJ is a literal war machine
Everyone knows San Francisco has been captured by tech elites, but we didn’t expect robots to start replacing the key job position of disc jockeys, even in the city by the bay, quite this quickly.
Marine veteran turned business owner hires fellow vets to help with groundbreaking OC tech company
IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) — Veteran Mike LeBlanc is doing what he can to help people with similar military backgrounds get jobs and keep them.
No Sleeping, No Days Off: Cobalt Robotics Aims to Replace Humans at Front Desks
A friendly human face that greets you when you enter an office building and keeps a close eye on the surroundings may one day be replaced by a computerized robot made by Cobalt Robotics.