Show Notes
Humanoid robots can walk, fold laundry, and even do backflips. Nic Radford wants to know whether anyone will pay them to work. In this episode of Automated, Brian Heater speaks with Nic Radford, co-founder and CEO of Persona AI and a former NASA roboticist who helped lead the development of Robonaut 2 and Valkyrie, about what it takes to turn a humanoid robot into a durable business. Nic explains why Persona is starting with welding and shipbuilding through its partnership with HD Hyund...
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