Humanoid Robots Headed to War? I Went Hands-On With the Phantom MK1

In the increasingly crowded field of humanoid robotics, one thing that makes Foundation and its Phantom robot stand out is the company’s embrace of the defense industry. That includes perhaps someday weaponizing this technology.

With a lot of questions to ask, I visited Foundation in San Francisco to get a hands-on demo and a chance to teleoperate the robot. I also interviewed the company’s founder Sankaet Pathak, who envisions this robot going everywhere from the battlefield to Mars — one step at a time.

To witness this potential future warrior robot punch, walk, fall over and do the robot (courtesy of my teleoperation), check out the video in this article.