Humanoids
Reports said the Phantom is being built to handle weapons a person can use, from pistols to rifles.
A dated step forward on the record · Company-reported
What the source says
“It can operate a variety of small arms – from pistols and shotguns to M-16 rifles.”
What it means
Phantom MK-1, from Foundation Future Industries, is at stage 3 of 5 on our ladder: pilot. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history. This line rests on the company's own announcement; no regulator, customer or independent report confirms it in our sources yet.
Human help: The maker hasn't said whether people help it remotely.
More on Phantom MK-1
- CEO Sankaet Pathak said a new model, Phantom 2, was on the way.
- Fox Business reported that the Pentagon gave Foundation a $24 million contract to test its humanoid robots.
- Foundation sent two Phantom MK-1 robots to Ukraine for testing near the front line, first to support scouting.
- Foundation said it would lease its robots, at around $100,000 a year each, rather than sell them.