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Seeking companies, engineers, and a CTO/tech lead. Cap: initiative/ecosystem; named corporate vehicle still TBD per Ukrainska Pravda"},{"label":"6-month / 12-month OKRs (company-stated, Sep 2026)","value":"Company-stated / reported ([company-stated](https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/09/26/8055159/); also [The Defender](https://thedefender.media/en/2026/09/fedorov-launches-army-of-robots/)): Fedorov set aggressive early program targets: within ~6 months, a first confirmed humanoid-robot battlefield result (Ukrainska Pravda quotes the goal as a humanoid robot killing a Russian soldier within six months of launch; The Defender, citing press service, softens to first confirmed battlefield result with a humanoid). Within ~12 months, a first robots-and-drones assault operation with systems communicating via shared algorithms, with robots doing the most dangerous parts without infantry. Cap: aspirational founder OKRs at launch, not demonstrated capability or a fielded product"},{"label":"Related fund / Palantir (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Reported ([reported](https://tech.eu/2026/09/27/make-robots-fight-instead-of-people-mykhailo-fedorov-launches-army-of-robots-and-you-could-be-its-cto/); also [Ukrainska Pravda](https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/09/26/8055159/)): initiative builds on Fedorov's earlier plan for a defence-tech investment fund (invest in Ukrainian startups and create companies around critical battlefield tech: battlefield robotics, jet-powered interceptor drones, low-cost AI-powered missiles). Tech.eu and Ukrainska Pravda say Palantir CEO Alex Karp was announced as a lead / key investor in that related firm. Cap: secondary press on fund/investor link; separate from the Army of Robots ecosystem brand"},{"label":"HQ / contact","value":"Kyiv, Ukraine (venture fund plans cited in Ukrainian press); hello@thearmyofrobots.com"},{"label":"Battlefield Physical AI focus","value":"Army of Robots describes a private-sector Physical AI and battlefield robotics ecosystem aimed at replacing humans with robots in combat roles ([Army of Robots](https://thearmyofrobots.com/)).","sourceUrl":"https://thearmyofrobots.com/"}],"aliases":["Army of Robots Ukraine","Fedorov Army of Robots","thearmyofrobots"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"atsProvider":null,"atsSlug":null,"factoryLocations":null,"manufacturingCapacity":null,"orgType":null,"burnSignal":null,"litigationEvents":null,"insurancePostureDisclosed":null,"unitEconomicsDisclosed":null,"tickerSymbol":null,"stockExchange":null,"secCik":null,"revenueUsd":null,"revenueBasis":null,"revenueAsOf":null,"employeeCount":null,"employeeCountBasis":null,"employeeCountAsOf":null,"marketCapUsd":null,"marketCapAsOf":null,"marketCapSource":null,"createdAt":"2026-09-28T01:58:10.196Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-29T21:19:32.439Z","jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/army-of-robots","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/army-of-robots","name":"Army of Robots","alternateName":["Army of Robots Ukraine","Fedorov Army of Robots","thearmyofrobots"],"description":"Private-sector Physical AI / battlefield robotics ecosystem launched by former Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Digital Transformation, and Minister of Defence Mykhailo Fedorov at IT Arena in Lviv (Sep 26 2026). 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