Phantom

Foundation (USA) · 2025

Not soldLeased to industrial customers for about $100,000 per robot per year; unit cost reported at roughly $150,000
Not for sale (research)RL walkingDefense-orientedUS-builtFew public specs
Not soldShipping: Not available. Not sold to the public.

Overview

San Francisco startup Foundation markets Phantom for industrial and military work, an unusually explicit defense pitch among humanoid makers. It uses Foundation's own cycloid actuators (up to 160 N·m peak) and is rated for a 20–40 kg payload. Public videos show it walking autonomously and handling heavy loads, but deployment numbers are unpublished.

Specifications

CategoryBipeds · Full-size humanoids
Released2025
AvailabilityNot for sale (research)
ProgrammabilityNo programmability
Best forProfessionals & labs
Vision sensorsUnknown
ActuatorsBrushless / direct-drive motors
AudioUnknown
Compute typeProprietary / undisclosed
Balance typeRL walking
Height1.8 m
Weight80 kg
ComputeChest-mounted onboard computer (specs not published); Foundation announced an AMD partnership in July 2026
Speed1.7 m/s
DOF29
SensorsCameras only (no LiDAR), with the head serving as the sensor hub
BalanceWhole-body controller (shown in a blind balance test on loose marbles) under an LLM-based task-reasoning layer; teleoperation remains available. Public details are sparse.
SDKNone public

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