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In a candid new profile, Foundation CEO Sankaet Pathak explicitly embraces the weaponization of humanoid robots, even as a failed demo highlights the gap between battlefield ambitions and engineering reality.

CEO Sankaet Pathak posted a 20-minute, unedited video of the Phantom humanoid walking. While the gait is rudimentary, Pathak claims the underlying DVBF-based AI policy is the real breakthrough, requiring no manual tuning for deployment.

In a new NewsNation segment, Foundation CEO Sankaet Pathak expanded on his company's military ambitions, detailing a progression from "ground drones" to armed robots. He also set an ambitious manufacturing goal of 10,000 humanoids in 2026.

Startup Foundation, led by ex-Synapse CEO Sankaet Pathak and with AI research chief Prof. Patrick van der Smagt, claims its humanoid robots will learn to interact with the world more efficiently using Deep Variational Bayes Filters. Amidst ambitious fundraising goals, we examine the science, the claims, and the challenges.

Humanoid robotics startup Foundation, led by ex-Synapse CEO Sankaet Pathak, is reportedly seeking $100 million in funding at a $1 billion valuation. This ambitious target comes shortly after the company unveiled its 'Phantom' robot and against the backdrop of Pathak's previous company's recent bankruptcy.