Persona AI

Mechanical design on the hand team

At Persona AI, I worked as a Mechanical Design Intern on the hand team, helping design Persona’s dexterous hand. This was my first co-op, based in Houston from February to August 2026.

During my time there, I used Onshape for CAD and ANSYS for simulations. I also had the opportunity to take responsibility for an individual project, from design through ordering parts and testing.

For that project, I worked through the full engineering design cycle: developing a design from scratch, ordering parts and having them made by a manufacturer, then testing the hardware.

Project details are confidential.