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Humanoid Robots for Welding, Fabrication, Construction and Energy

At Persona AI, we develop industrial humanoid robots designed for real work environments such as shipyards, construction sites, and energy infrastructure. Our robots are built to perform skilled tasks including welding, inspection, maintenance, and fabrication, helping companies address labor shortages, improve safety, and increase operational efficiency across complex industrial operations.

Bridging the
Skilled Industrial
Labor Gap

The Labor Platform For Skilled Industrial Work

Industries such as shipbuilding, construction, and energy are facing a growing shortage of skilled labor, particularly in high risk roles like welding, inspection, maintenance, and fabrication. Persona AI is developing industrial humanoid robots designed to step into these environments and perform critical tasks that are difficult to staff, physically demanding, or hazardous to human workers.

By combining human like dexterity with machine level endurance, these robots help companies maintain productivity, reduce downtime, and improve safety across complex industrial operations.

Persona
Humanoid

Modular Persona AI Humanoid Platform

Persona AI humanoids are built on a modular industrial robot platform designed for real world applications across shipyards, construction sites, energy infrastructure, and manufacturing facilities. The system is engineered for skilled physical work in complex environments and supports tasks such as welding, grinding, inspection, material handling, and equipment maintenance.

The modular design allows the platform to integrate with standard industrial tools and adapt to different workflows, making it suitable for a wide range of use cases where precision, durability, and operational flexibility are critical.

Learn more about the modular Persona AI humanoid platform

Assembler

Persona humanoid dexterity will allow for controlled, complex motions

Fabricator

Will be compatible with many common tools

Miner

Will perform mining work, saving human beings from working in high-risk, life-threatening work environments

Welder

Will be aligned to weld in difficult environments like shipbuilding that humans currently do

Human Like
Dexterity and Precision

Capabilities

Strong and capable of fine dexterity
Advantages

Compatible with industrial tools across real world industrial workflows

Works Like A Machine
Performs Like A Teammate

Collaborative Robotics – Machines as Teammates

Persona AI humanoids are designed to support human workers in demanding environments such as shipyards, construction sites, and energy infrastructure. Rather than replacing skilled labor, these systems assist with tasks like welding, inspection, fabrication, and maintenance, helping reduce risk and improve efficiency.

By working alongside supervisors and crews, humanoid robots help create safer, more consistent, and more resilient industrial operations.

Collaborator
Welder
Fabricator
Inspector

Industries

Shipbuilding & Marine Applications

Shipyards are facing growing labor shortages, with challenges in hiring, retention, and workforce turnover. Persona AI is building industrial humanoid robots designed for shipbuilding, capable of performing physically demanding tasks with precision while reducing strain and improving operational efficiency.

Target applications include welding, painting, and grinding
Confined space work

Energy & Infrastructure Use Cases

A large portion of the skilled energy workforce is nearing retirement, creating labor shortages across oil and gas, utilities, and power infrastructure. Persona AI is building industrial humanoid robots designed to support tasks such as inspection, maintenance, and equipment servicing in these environments, helping reduce risk and maintain operational continuity.

Oil and gas maintenance
Utilities and power

Construction & Manufacturing

Construction and manufacturing environments are facing ongoing labor shortages, particularly for skilled roles in fabrication, assembly, and equipment operation. Persona AI is building industrial humanoid robots designed to perform these tasks in real world conditions, helping increase efficiency, reduce downtime, and support workforce gaps.

Modular Assembly
High Volume Fabrication

Leadership

Led by Jide Akinyode, Co-Founder and COO, Nicolaus Radford, Co-Founder and CEO, and Dr. Jerry Pratt, Co-Founder and CTO, Persona AI draws on a long history of success in robotics.

Join the team

Persona AI is looking for world-class candidates who dream big, thrive on challenges, and love seeing their designs come to life. If you have experience shipping products in robotics, autonomy, aerospace, medical devices, or animatronics, we want to hear from you.

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