Persona AI Timeline

Events

• 2026-09-22 - Deployment - Persona AI begins autonomous humanoid welding at customer sites - The current work moves beyond Persona AI's earlier teleoperated welding demonstrations into autonomous welding by a complete robot system. The system learns site-specific welding methods from data including voltage, speed and torch movement patterns. - source: mt.co.kr
• 2026-05-11 - Partnership - Persona AI and Under Armour research protective robot materials - Testing examines how textiles respond to heat, friction and repetitive movement. The teams are investigating external layers for thermal regulation, abrasion resistance and flexibility in demanding industrial environments. - source: globenewswire.com
• 2026-02-05 - Partnership - POSCO Investment supports Persona AI steelworks humanoid PoC - POSCO Investment will support a proof of concept for the steelworks humanoid project. Persona AI will develop and implement a humanoid platform tailored to the steelworks environment. Testing targets steel-coil logistics, where the humanoid will help workers… - source: newsroom.posco.com
• 2025-12-31 - Product Launch - Persona AI shows first look at Gen1 humanoid - The Houston company also had an office in Pensacola, Florida. Its shipyard-welding development agreement involved subsidiaries of HD Hyundai. - source: robohorizon.com
• 2025-11-13 - Award - Persona AI Named Finalist for Startup of the Year at 2025 Houston Innovation Awards - • Persona AI was named a finalist for Startup of the Year at the 2025 Houston Innovation Awards. • The awards ceremony took place on November 13, 2025, at Greentown Labs in Houston. • Persona AI was also a finalist in the Deep Tech Business category. - source: houston.innovationmap.com
• 2025-10-07 - Award - Persona AI named Houston Innovation Awards finalist - The Startup of the Year winner would be selected through public online voting; a judging panel chose winners in the other categories. The awards ceremony was scheduled for November 13 at Greentown Labs in Houston. - source: houston.innovationmap.com
• 2025-05-14 - Funding - Persona AI closes $27M pre-seed round - Unity Growth and Tides Ventures co-led the round; participants included Mirae Asset Group, Invicta Growth, Fathom Fund, Embedded Ventures and K2 Global. The company planned a robotics-as-a-service model to reduce customers’ upfront capital requirements. - source: prnewswire.com
• 2025-05-07 - Partnership - Persona AI joins HD Hyundai shipyard-welding development programme - Prototype completion was targeted for the end of 2026, with field testing and commercial deployment planned from 2027. Persona would develop humanoid hardware and AI; Vazil would supply welding tools and a testing environment, while the Hyundai companies… - source: prnewswire.com