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Foundation Phantom
United StatesNo outright purchase price; Phantom is leased rather than sold (reported around $100,000 per robot per year).
Phantom is the first humanoid robot from San Francisco startup Foundation, publicly revealed in October 2025 for industrial and defense use. Foundation's specifications list a 1.8 m height, 80 kg weight, 29 degrees of freedom, a 40 kg payload and a 1.7 m/s top speed, driven by proprietary cycloidal actuators.
Defense/industrial product, not consumer-buyable; Foundation states intent to build up to 50,000 units for the US military by 2027. No open ordering.
Estimated value & depreciation
Foundation hasn’t published a price for the Phantom — it’s sold by quote, deployed in pilots, or not yet released. We publish an estimate once a real price and resale signal exist.
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Depreciation curve
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Our tracking record
What we've checked on this robot, when we last looked, and where the number came from. Nothing here is estimated.
- Tracking since
- Last checked
- Not re-checked since it was added
- Price on record
- No public price
- Where it comes from
- Foundation
Foundation hasn't published a price for the Phantom. We re-check the source above and publish a number the day one appears — get told when that happens.
US availability & the FCC Covered List
Built in the United States, so it is not automatically caught by the FCC's rule. A full exemption also requires more than 65% of component cost to be domestic, which manufacturers do not publish.
Built in San Francisco, California (Robo Factory 1) source.
Frequently asked
How much does the Foundation Phantom cost?
Foundation hasn’t published a public price for the Phantom — Defense/industrial product, not consumer-buyable; Foundation states intent to build up to 50,000 units for the US military by 2027. No open ordering.
Is the Foundation Phantom available to buy?
Announced. Defense/industrial product, not consumer-buyable; Foundation states intent to build up to 50,000 units for the US military by 2027. No open ordering.
What are the Foundation Phantom’s specifications?
It is a bipedal humanoid robot, debuting 2025: 5'11" (1.8 m) tall, 176 lb (80 kg), 29 degrees of freedom.
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