I find the future of robotics would be robotic mind control, since it is much easier than creating a humanoid robot.
For example, we haven't even made a robot with the same capabilities as a normal human. So by simply mind controlling a human, we are far ahead of a completely mechanical device. Scientists have created a remote-controlled rat that surpasses any kind of robotic device, simply because rats easily find ways to navigate on their own, the mind control simply tells rat "go straight", and rat will automatically figure out how to go straight. With robots, one would actually have to develop a system of navigation.
So, for terminator, I would clone Arnold Swargehengatherjadlsfd and get thousands of copies, and mind control them all. Muahahahaha.
Naturally there would be much public outcry against mind control, but the solution would be to just mind control the opponents and control them to support mind control.