Persona Welder
Heavy-duty humanoid welding robot from Persona AI standing 175 cm tall and weighing 85 kg, trained through teleoperation for autonomous welding in shipyard environments with HD Hyundai deployment secured.
Primary use case: autonomous welding in shipyards and steel fabrication facilities
Height
175 cm
Weight
85 kg
Specifications
Physical
Height
175 cm
Weight
85 kg
Locomotion
legged
Manipulation
Hand Type
dexterous
Power & Autonomy
Autonomy Level
teleop
AI & Compute
AI Capabilities
vision, manipulation
Commercial
Availability
pre-order
Primary Use Case
autonomous welding in shipyards and steel fabrication facilities
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