Overview
Humanoid robotics startup developing Phantom robots for defense, surveillance, logistics, and high-risk field operations. CEO Sankaet Pathak leads the company, which secured 4M in Pentagon contracts. Phantom robots have been tested in Ukraine for military applications including transporting supplies in combat zones.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Product
Pentagon Contracts
Tested In
Phantom humanoid platform
Defense and logistics use cases
Data & sources
News coverage
1
Web sources
2
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Partnerships
Every company Foundation Robotics Labs has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Pentagon1× joint
Most recent
- Foundation Robotics x Pentagon2026-05-30with Pentagonoperating
Foundation Robotics Labs on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Sankaet Pathak CEOreported, not verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Foundation Robotics Labs.
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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Foundation Robotics Labs in third-party press
Mentioned on (1)
Registry pages whose text names Foundation Robotics Labs.
Companies (1)
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- high
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Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating
Every company Foundation Robotics Labs has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Foundation Robotics x Pentagon2026-05-30with Pentagonoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Pentagon1× joint
All 1 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Foundation Robotics x PentagonwithPentagondeployment2026-05-30operating
Funding rounds (1)
- Other
$4M
Timeline
Every recorded move in Foundation Robotics Labs’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipFoundation Robotics x Pentagon
2026-05-30Foundation Robotics Labs won 4M in Pentagon contracts to develop humanoid robots for military deployment. Aiming to deploy within 12-18 months.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (3)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Medium confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- secondary-established-publication
- Established publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Foundation Robotics Labs.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Foundation Robotics Labs from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Inside US start-up developing America's first humanoid robot for military missions
Foundation Robotics Labs developing Phantom humanoid robot for military. 4M in Pentagon contracts. Two Phantom units undergoing testing.
Pentagon Engages Humanoid Robot Startups for Defense
Foundation Future Industries secured 4M Pentagon contract and begun testing humanoid robots for military. Two Phantom units undergoing testing.
Foundation Future Industries aims 40 robots this year, 10,000 in 2026, 50,000 by 2027
Reuters: Foundation Future Industries scaling plans. 40 robots this year, 10,000 in 2026, 50,000 by 2027. Pentagon 4M contract.
This Trump-linked startup plans to put humanoid robots in the military
Foundation Robotics Labs, with ties to the Trump family, is aiming to deploy humanoid robots in the military within 12 to 18 months and has won 24M in Pentagon contracts.
Foundation Future Industries wins 4M Pentagon contract for humanoid robots
Foundation Future Industries secured 4M in Pentagon contracts for Phantom humanoid robots tested in Ukraine. Plans to build 50,000 robots by end of 2027.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/foundation-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/foundation-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/ef8613ea-727e-4fcc-8002-0bc9fbec137d
- Revision history: /companies/foundation-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Heat Index
Serious52/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place Foundation Robotics Labs against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 18, 2026