Foundation
Overview
Phantom MK-1 humanoid; ~$24M in Army/Navy/Air Force research contracts, units piloted in Ukraine
- Segment
- humanoid
- Categories
- humanoid
- Safety status
- Unknown
- 2026 status
- active - Foundation Robotics (Phantom humanoid); ~$24M in Army/Navy/Air Force research contracts; Phantom MK-1 units piloted in Ukraine May 2026; reportedly raising $100M at $1B source
- Headquarters
- Europe
- Founded
- Unknown
- Headcount
- Unknown
- Funding raised
- $100M
- Documented incidents
- Unknown
Public evidence on file: Raising ~$100M (The Information)
Products
Phantom MK-1 humanoid; ~$24M in Army/Navy/Air Force research contracts, units piloted in Ukraine
Products: Unknown. CSA has no product list on file for Foundation.
Customers
Customers: Unknown. CSA has no published customer list on file for Foundation. Public evidence mentions: Raising ~$100M (The Information)
Regions
- HQ region
- Europe
- Headquarters
- Unknown
- Operating regions
- Europe
Region inferred from public evidence text; corrections welcome.
Headcount
- Headcount
- Unknown
- Band
- Unknown
- Estimated safety staff required
- 1 (estimate)
Headcount: Unknown. CSA has no headcount on file for Foundation; the estimate assumes at least one safety engineer.
Estimate = max(1, round(headcount × 0.004)) + open safety postings.
News
Latest status (2026): active - Foundation Robotics (Phantom humanoid); ~$24M in Army/Navy/Air Force research contracts; Phantom MK-1 units piloted in Ukraine May 2026; reportedly raising $100M at $1B source
News: Unknown. CSA has no news items on file for Foundation.
FAQ
Does Foundation have a functional safety charter?
Unknown. CSA has no charter record for Foundation.
Has Foundation had documented safety incidents?
Unknown. Foundation is not tracked in the RobotRisk incident register.
Is Foundation hiring functional safety engineers?
Unknown. FSTalent has no open functional-safety postings on file for Foundation.
What does Foundation build?
Phantom MK-1 humanoid; ~$24M in Army/Navy/Air Force research contracts, units piloted in Ukraine
What market segment is Foundation in?
Foundation is listed in the humanoid segment.
How much funding has Foundation raised?
Foundation has raised about $100M (parsed from public evidence; see the Funding tab).
Funding
- Total raised
- $100M
- Last round
- Unknown
Parsed from public evidence text: Raising ~$100M (The Information)
Investors
Investors: Unknown. CSA has no investor list on file for Foundation.
Valuation
- Valuation
- $1B
Pricing
Pricing: Unknown. CSA has no published pricing on file for Foundation.
Safety status
Unknown
Safety status: Unknown. CSA has no charter or program record for Foundation.
Charter
Charter status unknown.
Charter: Unknown. No In-Process Functional Safety Charter is on file for Foundation.
Incidents
Incidents: Unknown. Foundation is not tracked in the RobotRisk incident register.
Safety team
- Functional-safety professionals in CSA's network with Foundation experience
- Unknown
- Estimated safety staff required
- 1 (estimate)
Safety team: Unknown. CSA has no safety-team information on file for Foundation.
Counts only; CSA never publishes names from its talent network.
Open safety jobs
Open safety jobs: Unknown. FSTalent has no open functional-safety postings on file for Foundation.
Standards
Standards that typically apply to humanoid companies:
- ISO 10218-1/-2 – Robots and Robotic Devices - Safety Requirements
- ISO/TS 15066 – Collaborative Robots
- ANSI/A3 R15.08 – Industrial Mobile Robots - Safety Requirements
- ISO 13849-1 – Safety-Related Parts of Control Systems
- ISO 25785-1 (draft)
Applicability is by category; it is not a claim of conformance.
Certifications
Certifications: Unknown. CSA has no third-party certifications on file for Foundation.
Competitors and similar
Companies in the humanoid segment:
- Agility Robotics humanoid
- Figure AI humanoid
- 1X Technologies humanoid
- Apptronik humanoid
- Bot Company humanoid
- Collaborative Robotics (Cobot) humanoid
- Diligent Robotics humanoid
- Persona AI humanoid