Persona AI
Overview
Humanoid welding robots for HD Hyundai shipyards; prototypes due end 2026, verification phase underway
- Segment
- humanoid
- Categories
- ai stack, humanoid
- Safety status
- Unknown
- Qualified TAM prospect
- Yes
- Timing
- Later
- 2026 status
- active - HD Hyundai joint development agreement signed Mar 2026 (Pangyo); verification phase started; prototype humanoid welders due end 2026, field testing/commercial deployment 2027 source
- Headquarters
- Unknown
- Founded
- Unknown
- Headcount
- Unknown
- Funding raised
- $27M
- Documented incidents
- Unknown
Public evidence on file: $27M pre-seed; purpose-built humanoids for shipyards
Products
Humanoid welding robots for HD Hyundai shipyards; prototypes due end 2026, verification phase underway
Products: Unknown. CSA has no product list on file for Persona AI.
Customers
Customers: Unknown. CSA has no published customer list on file for Persona AI. Public evidence mentions: $27M pre-seed; purpose-built humanoids for shipyards
Regions
- HQ region
- Unknown
- Headquarters
- Unknown
- Operating regions
- Unknown
Regions: Unknown. CSA has no location on file for Persona AI.
Headcount
- Headcount
- Unknown
- Band
- Unknown
- Estimated safety staff required
- 1 (estimate)
Headcount: Unknown. CSA has no headcount on file for Persona AI; the estimate assumes at least one safety engineer.
Estimate = max(1, round(headcount × 0.004)) + open safety postings.
News
Latest status (2026): active - HD Hyundai joint development agreement signed Mar 2026 (Pangyo); verification phase started; prototype humanoid welders due end 2026, field testing/commercial deployment 2027 source
News: Unknown. CSA has no news items on file for Persona AI.
FAQ
Does Persona AI have a functional safety charter?
Unknown. CSA has no charter record for Persona AI.
Has Persona AI had documented safety incidents?
Unknown. Persona AI is not tracked in the RobotRisk incident register.
Is Persona AI hiring functional safety engineers?
Unknown. FSTalent has no open functional-safety postings on file for Persona AI.
What does Persona AI build?
Humanoid welding robots for HD Hyundai shipyards; prototypes due end 2026, verification phase underway
What market segment is Persona AI in?
Persona AI is listed in the humanoid segment.
How much funding has Persona AI raised?
Persona AI has raised about $27M (parsed from public evidence; see the Funding tab).
Funding
- Total raised
- $27M
- Last round
- Pre-Seed $27M
Parsed from public evidence text: $27M pre-seed; purpose-built humanoids for shipyards
Investors
Investors: Unknown. CSA has no investor list on file for Persona AI.
Valuation
- Valuation
- Unknown
Valuation: Unknown. CSA has no valuation on file for Persona AI.
Pricing
Pricing: Unknown. CSA has no published pricing on file for Persona AI.
Safety status
Unknown
Safety status: Unknown. CSA has no charter or program record for Persona AI.
Charter
Charter status unknown.
Charter: Unknown. No In-Process Functional Safety Charter is on file for Persona AI.
Incidents
Incidents: Unknown. Persona AI is not tracked in the RobotRisk incident register.
Safety team
- Functional-safety professionals in CSA's network with Persona AI experience
- Unknown
- Estimated safety staff required
- 1 (estimate)
Safety team: Unknown. CSA has no safety-team information on file for Persona AI.
Counts only; CSA never publishes names from its talent network.
Open safety jobs
Open safety jobs: Unknown. FSTalent has no open functional-safety postings on file for Persona AI.
Standards
Standards that typically apply to humanoid companies:
- ISO 10218-1/-2 – Robots and Robotic Devices - Safety Requirements
- ISO/TS 15066 – Collaborative Robots
- ANSI/A3 R15.08 – Industrial Mobile Robots - Safety Requirements
- ISO 13849-1 – Safety-Related Parts of Control Systems
- ISO 25785-1 (draft)
Applicability is by category; it is not a claim of conformance.
Certifications
Certifications: Unknown. CSA has no third-party certifications on file for Persona AI.
Competitors and similar
Companies in the humanoid segment:
- Agility Robotics humanoid
- Figure AI humanoid
- 1X Technologies humanoid
- Apptronik humanoid
- Bot Company humanoid
- Collaborative Robotics (Cobot) humanoid
- Foundation humanoid
- Diligent Robotics humanoid