Persona AI to Showcase Physical AI Robots at STK 2026
Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Persona AI will showcase its physical AI robot technology at the 2026 STK (Smart Tech Korea) exhibition.
- The company aims to compete in the era of physical AI, focusing on the integration of AI and robotics for industrial applications.
- Persona AI will present humanoid and quadrupedal robots developed through joint research with South Korea, the U.S., and China.
Persona AI is set to participate in the 2026 STK (Smart Tech Korea) exhibition, held from June 10-12 at COEX in Seoul. The company plans to highlight its physical AI robot technology, targeting the emerging era of AI that interacts with the physical world. As the competition intensifies beyond generative AI to AI controlling actual industrial sites and physical environments, Persona AI aims to present new possibilities arising from the fusion of AI and robotics.
At STK 2026, Persona AI will focus on physical AI, which is considered the next frontier in AI technology. The company will showcase humanoid and quadrupedal robots developed through collaborative research involving South Korea, the United States, and China. This follows Persona AI's demonstration of its proprietary AI engine-equipped robots at the AI EXPO in May. The exhibition will feature demonstrations of its intelligent robot technology based on voice recognition.
The solutions to be unveiled go beyond simple conversational AI or data analysis. They are intelligent systems designed for immediate application in various industrial fields, including manufacturing, logistics, and services, through integration with robots. The industry is paying close attention to Persona AI's advancements as AI evolves from being software-centric and virtual to operating in real physical spaces.
Persona AI has equipped its robots with an on-device Sovereign AI Speech to Text (SSTT) voice model capable of recognizing dialects, ensuring both rapid response times and high security. Furthermore, the company has optimized its self-developed AI models, such as LAM, VLA, and sLLM, for its robot operating system. Through these efforts, Persona AI seeks to lead the 'agentic robot' market, where robots autonomously judge situations and execute actions, thereby setting new standards for industrial automation. This signifies a shift in AI competition from mere intelligence to technologies that precisely control the real world.
Persona AI, through this STK 2026, will highlight the practical applicability of AI robots and solidify its presence as one of the companies pioneering the physical AI era.
Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.