Fabricator
The Persona AI Fabricator is an industrial humanoid robot variant by Persona AI (Houston, TX) designed for high-volume fabrication work, compatible with many common industrial tools. Part of the Persona humanoid platform founded by ex-NASA Valkyrie lead Nic Radford and ex-Figure CTO Jerry Pratt, targeting fabrication and manufacturing environments. Pre-production units expected by end of 2026.
Primary use case: Fabrication work compatible with common industrial tools in high-volume manufacturing settings
Specifications
Physical
Locomotion
Bipedal
Manipulation
Hand Type
dexterous
Power & Autonomy
Autonomy Level
unknown
AI & Compute
AI Capabilities
manipulation
Commercial
Availability
In Development
Primary Use Case
Fabrication work compatible with common industrial tools in high-volume manufacturing settings
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