🇺🇸 Phantom MK-1
Foundation · USA · unveiled 2025
pilot
teleoperated
electric
data confidence: high
52.7
XHI Score
Rank #60 of 133
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%35.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%80.0
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 overall XHI. 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.
Deployments & partners
- Auto manufacturing plant, Atlanta
- US Air Force / Army / Navy research contracts (~$24M)
- Field testing in Ukraine (logistics/reconnaissance)
Specifications
Height
175.0 cm
Weight
80.0 kg
Payload
20.0 kg
Walking speed
1.7 m/s
Runtime
—
Battery
—
Total DoF
19
Hand DoF (per hand)
—
Dexterous hands
No
Actuation
electric
Form factor
bipedal
Onboard compute
—
AI model
VR telepresence control ('Cortex' software stack)
Indicative price
$100,000
Company valuation
—
Sources · cross-checked, 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
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