<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Palmer Luckey founded Oculus VR and defense-tech startup Anduril, focusing on modernizing the US military.</li><li>At 19, he founded Oculus, later sold to Facebook for $2 billion before founding Anduril Industries.</li><li>Anduril aims to modernize the military with autonomous and AI-powered systems.</li><li>Luckey, born in Long Beach, Calif., dropped out of college to pursue Oculus VR.</li><li>Oculus Rift, a success, popularized VR technology and was ultimately acquired by Meta (Facebook).</li><li>Luckey was fired from Meta due to political controversies but continued supporting Trump.</li><li>In 2025, Luckey reconciled with Meta for defense contracts, developing wearable tools for soldiers.</li><li>Anduril, founded in 2017, focuses on autonomous weapons, surveillance devices, and vehicles for the military.</li><li>Anduril's Lattice platform powers intelligent command centers for human operators controlling autonomous devices.</li><li>The company aims to revolutionize the defense industry, securing government contracts and significant funding.</li></ul>

Who is Palmer Luckey? The founder of Oculus and Anduril

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