Phantom, a humanoid robot built by Foundation, was sent to Ukraine for a pilot demonstration of a supply pickup scenario. Courtesy Foundation

Foundation is a startup building general-purpose humanoid robots.

Two of Foundation's robots were sent to Ukraine for a demo of a supply transport scenario.

CEO Sankaet Pathak said he sees humanoids becoming valuable for precision operations in warfare.

Humanoid robots rather than flesh-and-blood soldiers could one day take on some of the most dangerous jobs in war — and one startup is already testing that idea in Ukraine.

Sankaet Pathak, cofounder and CEO of Foundation, said there's a "moral imperative" to put humanoid robots on the front lines rather than in people's kitchens .

"I thought all of this stuff around home use was kind of stupid," Pathak told Business Insider. "I feel like people can make the coffee and fold their laundry.…