Persona AI announces R&D collaboration with Under Armour for humanoid robot performance materials - 2026-05-11 - Partnership - Persona AI announced a research and development collaboration with Under Armour to evaluate advanced performance materials for humanoid robots operating in demanding industrial environments. The work focuses on early-stage testing… - source: globenewswire.com
Persona AI's Gen-1 humanoid robot unveiled - 2025-12-31 - Product Launch - 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… - source: robohorizon.com
Persona AI Named Finalist for Startup of the Year at 2025 Houston Innovation Awards - 2025-11-13 - Award - 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
Persona AI secures $27M pre-seed for humanoid robot development - 2025-05-14 - Funding - 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… - source: prnewswire.com
Persona AI partners with HD Hyundai to deploy humanoid welders - 2025-05-07 - Partnership - 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