Humanoids at Work ™

Persona AI is the labor platform for tough, skilled industrial work. Whether the worksite is a shipyard, energy infrastructure, construction site, or another dynamic environment, our humanoids do the heavy industry 3D jobs — dull, dirty, and dangerous — so that humans don’t have to.

This is about humans, not humanoids.

Our team’s history threads through NASA, building some of the most advanced robotic technologies. And now, we have the secured rights to use and evolve them. Not for science fiction or showrooms, but for the millions who still face extreme operational demands to do the most high-intensity labor for us here on Earth.

Our Rocket Fuel

Building the world’s best robotic hand
World-class team of experienced roboticists and technologists

Our Near-Term

World’s first humanoid platform for heavy industry jobs

Our Moonshot

Industrial Continuity
“Continuous, round-the-clock productivity — no delays, no downtime, no compromise.”

We build industrial-grade platforms.

  • Commercializing NASA’s robotic hand IP to deliver superior dexterity for skilled jobs
  • Purpose-built to perform safely in dynamic, unstructured environments
  • Adapts to various industry use cases via modularized Personas
  • Aims to reduce downtime and rework that increase cost to production

Need scalable labor for tough industrial jobs? Just Pick Your Persona.

One game-changing hand. Endless tough-job possibilities. Our modular platform adapts Persona AI to various skilled tasks — getting you precisely the labor you need, exactly where and when you need it.

Miner

Cuts, shapes, and finishes metalwork under tough conditions

Miner
Builder

Executes construction and structural assembly tasks safely

Builder
Welder

Deliver welding in changing or hazardous environments

Welder
Fabricator

Cuts, shapes, and finishes metalwork under tough conditions

Fabricator
Assembler

Performs assembly in tough conditions

Assembler
Miner

Cuts, shapes, and finishes metalwork under tough conditions

Miner
Builder

Executes construction and structural assembly tasks safely

Builder
Welder

Deliver welding in changing or hazardous environments

Welder
Fabricator

Cuts, shapes, and finishes metalwork under tough conditions

Fabricator
Assembler

Performs assembly in tough conditions

Assembler

Concept Renders

Heavy industry

Shipbuilding

Shipyards report attrition rates of 20–22% among average workers, with critical trades experiencing rates as high as 30% or more. Additionally, recruitment programs have struggled to retain new hires, with reports indicating that 50–60% of first-year shipyard employees leave within their first year. Persona’s purpose-built humanoids have the dexterity and toughness to execute critical shipbuilding tasks so that humans don’t have to.

  • Hull welding and repair
  • Fitting in confined spaces

Energy

A significant portion of the workforce is approaching retirement age, leading to a natural decline in employment numbers.​ The industry’s push for efficiency through automation and advanced technologies aimed at reducing the need for certain manual roles. Persona can bridge the labor gap — and boost workforce resilience.

  • Pipe welding
  • Equipment inspection
  • Platform maintenance

Works like a tool. Performs like a teammate.

We’re on a mission to safeguard and empower human workers at the world’s most challenging worksites. Robots aren’t here to replace us, they are here to relieve us.

Supervisors

Coworkers

Bystanders

Robot-to-Robot

We know how to launch advanced humanoids in tough environments.

Our team has led some of the world’s most notable robotics projects. We’ve each spent decades taking robots from controlled labs into harsh environments like space and the depths of the sea — and we’re not done moving the needle yet.

Nicolaus Radford

CEO

Dr. Jerry Pratt Headshot

Dr. Jerry Pratt

CTO

Jide Akinyode Headshot

Jide Akinyode

COO

Team

Inna Kachan Headshot

Inna Kachan

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

Robert Effinger Headshot

Robert Effinger

BEHAVIOR COORDINATION LEAD

Jacob Zietek Headshot

Jacob Zietek

MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER

Dr. Matt Carney Headshot

Dr. Matt Carney

CHIEF ENGINEER

Dr. Ahmed Morsy Headshot

Dr. Ahmed Morsy

PRINCIPAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Georg Wiedebach Headshot

Georg Wiedebach

PRINCIPAL CONTROLS ENGINEER

Paul Dinh Headshot

Paul Dinh

PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Dr. Omid Heidari Headshot

Dr. Omid Heidari

PRINCIPAL MANIPULATION ENGINEER

Kyle Thomas Headshot

Kyle Thomas

PRINCIPAL MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Richard Kim Headshot

Richard Kim

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

Charlie Zhang Headshot

Charlie Zhang

FINANCE ASSOCIATE

Juan Leyva Headshot

Juan Leyva

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Jim Chapman Headshot

Jim Chapman

SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Dave Reich Headshot

Dave Reich

HUMANOID HAND DESIGNER

Katryna Kviatkevich Headshot

Katryna Kviatkevich

FINANCIAL ANALYST

Nikki Murray

Director of Procurement

Katherine Garcia

Director of Executive Affairs

Business and Corporate Development

Gene Kim Headshot

Gene Kim

ASIA REGION LEAD

Oliver Mitchell Headshot

Oliver Mitchell

FINANCIAL ADVISOR

Neil Dueweke Headshot

Neil Dueweke

U.S. AUTOMOTIVE LEAD

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