A startup with a bankrupt fintech CEO and a president’s son wants to build America’s robot army

The Next Web
By Alina Maria StanApr 26, 2026, 8:27 am80 pts
Foundation Future Industries, a San Francisco startup founded in April 2024, has secured $24 million in research contracts with the US Army, Navy, and Air Force to test humanoid robots designed to breach enemy positions. The company’s Phantom MK-1 is a 5-foot-9, 176-pound humanoid with 19 upper-body degrees…

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