The startup says AMD Ryzen AI Embedded X100 chips will power its Phantom MK-2 as it targets defense and industrial uses, with reconnaissance deployment in Ukraine and new factory milestones in focus.
Foundation Future Industries said it is partnering with AMD to use the chipmaker’s Ryzen AI Embedded X100 Series processors in the Phantom MK-2 humanoid robot for military and industrial applications. The startup, founded in 2024, has said its Phantom MK-1 robots helped build more than 24,000 cars in 2025, while a version of the robot was first deployed for reconnaissance missions in Ukraine in February 2026. Foundation says it has secured $24 million in U.S. Department of Defense contracts and plans to open a factory in October with capacity to build 5,000 Phantom robots annually, followed by another facility early next year capable of producing 50,000 a year. CEO Sankaet Pathak previously told Reuters industrial robots are leased for about $100,000 per year, while defense robots for materials handling and reconnaissance are sold to the government for $300,000 each. Eric Trump, an investor since early this year and the company’s chief strategy advisor, is part of a wider set of Trump family investments in defense-related companies that have drawn scrutiny over potential conflicts of interest.