Auto manufacturing plant, Atlanta
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
🇺🇸 Foundation Phantom MK-1
Foundation · USA · unveiled 2025
pilot
teleoperated
electric
data confidence: high
Watch changes · Evidence history · Cited research export · Plan a pilot
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%35.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%65.0
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%68.0
Hardware & Engineering · 15%50.0
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%67.0
Ecosystem & Viability · 10%2.1
Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the HMX. Compare it only with other humanoid robots — each category uses its own reference scales. See the full methodology →
Notable
Explicitly dual-use humanoid: leased to factories at $100k/unit/year, but also field-tested for battlefield reconnaissance in Ukraine; VR-telepresence controlled, not autonomous.
Deployment evidence
Legacy mentions are unverified. A partnership or announcement is not proof of an active deployment. Evidence labels do not change HMX v2 scoring.
US Air Force / Army / Navy research contracts (~$24M)
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
Field testing in Ukraine (logistics/reconnaissance)
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
Specifications
Evidence is attached to each value. Robot-wide source links do not verify every field. A source about an older value cannot support the current specification.
Height
175.0 cm
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Weight
80.0 kg
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Payload
20.0 kg
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Travel speed
1.7 m/s
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Runtime
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Battery
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Total DoF
19 DoF
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Hand DoF per hand
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Dexterous hands
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Actuation
electric
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Form factor
bipedal
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Onboard compute
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
AI model
VR telepresence control ('Cortex' software stack)
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Autonomy
teleoperated
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Product status
pilot
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Indicative price
100000.0 USD
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Funding
21.0 USD million
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Company valuation
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Foundation Phantom MK-1 in context: rank, rivals and specs
Compare with Midea Group Mero X →Phantom MK-1 is a humanoid robot from Foundation in USA, and it is in paid pilot deployments. It scores 49.7 on the Humanoid Metric, ranking 78th of 156.
On the leaderboard it sits between Midea Group Mero X (HMX 50.3) and Dataa Robotics XR4 (Xiaozi) (HMX 49.5).
Against the 156 humanoid robots ranked, its clearest strength is mobility & locomotion (68.0 against a median of 34.8) and its clearest weakness is autonomy & intelligence (35.0 against 70.0).
By the published specifications, it has fewer degrees of freedom than 91% of the 116 other humanoid robots publishing a degree-of-freedom count (19) and is heavier than 77% of the 115 other humanoid robots publishing a weight (80 kg).
Its published price of $100,000 is below 16% of the 55 other humanoid robots with a public price — nearer the expensive end, with a median published price of $29,900.
On autonomy, it is remotely operated in its public demonstrations, which the index caps low however capable the hardware. 3 deployment claims are on record, none yet backed by a customer, the press or the vendor.
Its specifications carry a high-confidence grade from 3 cited sources, as of 2026-07.
Task evidence
Task capability is not inferred from hardware specifications or general autonomy labels. Find robots for a task →
No task-specific evidence recorded. Capability remains unknown.
Sources · robot-level references, as of 2026-07
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2025/12/16/humanoid-robots-for-war-and-work-startup-plans-to-build-50000-by-end-of-2027/
- https://thenextweb.com/news/foundation-humanoid-robot-soldiers-pentagon
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/30/humanoid-robots-ukraine-war-foundation-military-ai.html
Machine-readable: HIS Layer 0 manifest · what's this?
Frequently asked questions about the Foundation Phantom MK-1
How much does the Foundation Phantom MK-1 cost?
The Foundation Phantom MK-1 has a published price of $100,000.
What are the Foundation Phantom MK-1's specs?
Published specifications: payload 20 kg, speed 1.7 m/s, degrees of freedom 19, height 175 cm, weight 80 kg. Not published: runtime and degrees of freedom per hand.
Is the Foundation Phantom MK-1 autonomous?
The Foundation Phantom MK-1 is remotely operated in its public demonstrations, which the index caps low however capable the hardware. The grade reflects demonstrations, not marketing claims.
How does the Foundation Phantom MK-1 compare to the Midea Group Mero X?
On the HMX, the Foundation Phantom MK-1 scores 49.7 and the Midea Group Mero X 50.3. The Foundation Phantom MK-1 leads on manipulation & dexterity, mobility & locomotion, commercial readiness & deployment and ecosystem & viability; the Midea Group Mero X leads on autonomy & intelligence and hardware & engineering.
Who makes the Foundation Phantom MK-1?
The Foundation Phantom MK-1 is made by Foundation, in USA.
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