Persona AI developing industrial humanoid

The Robot Report Podcast · 30 May 2025 · 1h 33m

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Nick Radford, CEO and co-founder of Persona AI, discusses his new venture with Jerry Pratt to build industrial humanoids for heavy industry, leveraging their experience from NASA and Nauticus. The hosts analyze Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot's advanced perception and failure recovery capabilities, contrasting them with Unitree's controversial humanoid boxing demos and Ubtech's ambitious $20,000 home robot pricing. Radford explains Persona AI's focus on commercialization, specifically targeting welding in shipbuilding with HD Hyundai, and highlights the critical challenges of training data and economic viability in the nascent humanoid market.

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Companies: Persona AI, Boston Dynamics, Unitree, Ubtech, HD Hyundai, NASA, Nauticus, General Motors, SDP/SI, Figure, IHMC, Reflex Robotics, Sanctuary AI, Booster Robotics
Products: Atlas, RoboGlove, Unitree G1
Also: Jerry Pratt, Nick Radford, DARPA Robotics Challenge

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Persona AI developing industrial humanoid

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