# Persona AI Shows Its Gen 1 Humanoid Welding Under Teleoperation Ahead of a Hyundai Shipyard Deployment

The Houston company is using human-piloted runs to collect the demonstration data it needs before attempting autonomous welding, with a prototype targeted for the end of 2026.

- Published: 2026-08-08T06:26:48.459Z
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- Sources: [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [Interesting Engineering](https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/hyundai-persona-humanoid-robot-welding-shipyard), [Smart Maritime Network](https://smartmaritimenetwork.com/2026/03/23/hd-hyundai-begins-verification-phase-for-shipyard-welding-robots/)

Persona AI released footage of its Gen 1 humanoid completing a welding task inside an industrial fabrication shop in Houston. The robot was not acting autonomously. A human operator drove it through virtual reality (VR) teleoperation, and t…

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