Is Shipyard Welding the Right First Job for Humanoid Robots?

figure — persona AI sees near-term economic viability in heavy industrial humanoids Evan Ackerman is IEEE Spectrum’s robotics editor. Persona AI's humanoid prototype is learning how to weld as the first of many heavy industry skills.

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