Persona AI Timeline

Events

• 2026-05-11 - Partnership - Persona AI announces R&D collaboration with Under Armour for humanoid robot performance materials - Persona AI announced a research and development collaboration with Under Armour to evaluate advanced performance materials for humanoid robots. The work focuses on early-stage testing of textiles under heat, friction, repetitive motion and related physical… - 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's Gen-1 humanoid robot unveiled - • Persona AI unveiled its Gen-1 humanoid robot, designed for welding tasks in shipyards. • The company secured $42 million in pre-seed funding. • An agreement was signed with HD Hyundai to deploy these robots in shipyards, with initial deliveries expected… - source: robohorizon.com
• 2025-11-13 - Award - Persona AI Named Finalist for Startup of the Year at 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
• 2025-05-14 - Funding - Persona AI secures $27M pre-seed for humanoid robot development - The oversubscribed pre-seed round raised $27 million for humanoid robot development and deployment. The announcement ties the funding to shipbuilding and industrial manufacturing use cases. Persona also cited an HD Hyundai shipyard deployment agreement as… - source: prnewswire.com
• 2025-05-07 - Partnership - Persona AI partners with HD Hyundai to deploy humanoid welders - The agreement covers humanoid welding robots for shipbuilding automation. HD Hyundai and Persona targeted prototype development by 2026 and field testing/commercialization in 2027. - source: prnewswire.com