Former Marine Corps officer, Harvard Business School graduate, and entrepreneur Mike LeBlanc spent 13 years in the Marine Corps, including back-to-back deployments advising Afghan forces, service with First Recon, a joint special operations task force in Bahrain, and a Pentagon role evaluating emerging military technology. After leaving active service, he founded Cobalt Robotics and later co-founded Foundation Future Industries. In this episode, we dig into his early days advising Afghan forces, including a green-on-blue attack just 30 days into his deployment after an Afghan soldier saw news coverage surrounding the “Innocence of Muslims” film. We then shift into his work building humanoid robots and why he believes they could eventually replace American troops in some of the battlefield’s most dangerous roles. If you like this, click subscribe, like and share with a friend. ---------- Support Mike LeBlanc https://officialmikeleblanc.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-leblanc-20783b114/ https://foundation.bot/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/foundation-bot https://x.com/foundation_robo mike@foundation.bot ---------- SPONSORS SUPERPOWER Get 20% Off your $199 Superpower membership with code MIKEDROP at https://superpower.com NAVY SEALS FITNESS APP | HYBRID STRENGTH & CONDITIONING TRAINING Train like a SEAL with Mike Ritland's App. Build real-world strength, endurance and resilience. https://www.coachos-app.com/navy-seals TEAM DOG FOOD, TREATS & SUPPLEMENTS Be Your Dog’s Hero: Veteran-owned by a former Navy SEAL and Special Operations K9 Trainer, Team Dog provides a complete diet of science-backed premium dog food, treats, and supplements to optimize your dog’s health, forged from rigorous standards and real-world expertise. https://www.teamdog.shop TEAM DOG ONLINE TRAINING Mike Ritland – a former Navy SEAL & Special Operations K9 trainer – shares his simple and effective dog training program to build trust and control with your dog. Based on Mike’s bestselling book “Team Dog, Train the Navy SEAL Way”, join tens of thousands of families that successfully trained their way to a better dog. https://www.teamdog.pet SHOP ALL THE MIKE RITLAND BRANDS Get all your Mike Ritland branded gear - Mike Drop | Trikos | Team Dog https://shop.mikeritland.com #MikeDropPodcast #MikeLeBlanc #MarineCorps #MikeRitland #Veteran #Military #Geopolitics #MikeRitlandPodcast #IranWarUpdate #SpecialForces #MilitaryNews #VeteranPTSD #MilitaryPodcast #AfghanistanDeployment #SpecialOperations #FoundationRobotics #HumanoidRobots #WarRobots #DefenseTechnology #AutonomousWeapons #RobotSoldiers #UkraineWar #VeteranEntrepreneur #MarineOfficer #RoboticsStartup #WarriorMindset #Ukraine #Russia #Drones #MilitaryDeployment