Assembler

The Persona AI Assembler is an industrial humanoid robot variant by Persona AI (Houston, TX) designed for controlled, complex assembly motions requiring human-like dexterity. Part of the Persona humanoid platform founded by ex-NASA Valkyrie lead Nic Radford and ex-Figure CTO Jerry Pratt, targeting automotive, aerospace, defense, and general manufacturing environments. Pre-production units expected by end of 2026.

Primary use case: Controlled, complex assembly motions with human-like dexterity in manufacturing environments

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