Persona AI Humanoid Platform
175 cm tall industrial humanoid robot from Persona AI with 32 degrees of freedom and dexterous hands adapted from NASA Robonaut 2 technology, designed for welding, inspection, and fabrication in shipyards and steel plants.
Primary use case: welding, inspection, and fabrication in heavy industrial environments
Height
175 cm
Weight
85 kg
Specifications
Physical
Height
175 cm
Weight
85 kg
Locomotion
legged
Manipulation
Hand Type
dexterous
Power & Autonomy
Autonomy Level
unknown
AI & Compute
AI Capabilities
manipulation
Commercial
Availability
pre-order
Primary Use Case
welding, inspection, and fabrication in heavy industrial environments
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