Overview
- Foundation Future Industries, which Eric Trump promoted on Fox Business on Thursday, says it secured about $24 million in Pentagon research work tied to humanoid robots.
- Trump serves as chief strategic adviser and an investor, and he told host Maria Bartiromo that the United States must win a robotics race with China.
- Time reported the total came from Army, Navy, and Air Force research contracts and noted an SBIR Phase 3 designation that signals the firm qualifies as a pre‑approved supplier.
- The TV segment drew calls for oversight from critics who allege nepotism and question how the award was decided, with no public details offered on the selection process.
- Some outlets, including Alternet, reported the project could send robots to Ukraine to inspect and move weapons, while prior reporting said the company’s Phantom units are still in industrial tests.