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Phantom MK1
United States · Development · 
Summary
Phantom MK1 is Foundation's humanoid robot platform for industrial and defense tasks, a camera-first humanoid for human spaces; Foundation's first production humanoid, in early production/customer validation.
Identity
Status
Development
Category
Humanoid
Type
Humanoid
Function
Manipulation
Audience
Defense
Physical
HEIGHT
175-180cm
WEIGHT
80kg
PAYLOAD
20-40kg
Performance
DOF
29-40
WALKING SPEED
1.7 m/s
Other
ACTUATORS
proprietary cycloidal, 160 Nm peak torque
CONTROL
LLM-driven action model, teleoperation, camera-first perception (no LiDAR emphasis)
Capabilities
DEMONSTRATED (01 Dec 2025) — Remote and shared control: Phantom MK1 shown operating via VR-based teleoperation system.
Height — ranked across 105 Humanoid platforms · this robot ranks #26
Weight — ranked across 88 Humanoid platforms · this robot ranks #12
Payload — ranked across 69 Humanoid platforms · this robot ranks #15
Degrees of freedom — ranked across 89 Humanoid platforms · this robot ranks #49
Comparable systems — same status tier
Context & Benchmark
Comparable systems: IRON (XPeng, humanoid platform), Atlas (Boston Dynamics, humanoid platform), Motion 2 (VinMotion, humanoid platform).
Timeline
DEMONSTRATION (20 Nov 2025) — 'Foundation Robotics Demonstrates Phantom MK1 at Newsweek HQ': showcased at Newsweek's NYC headquarters; the 5-foot-9, 176-pound robot is designed for military applications including augmenting or replacing soldiers in perilous tasks; during the demonstration the Phantom MK1 experienced a malfunction and collapsed due to a computer board issue.