Italy's Fincantieri partners with Generative Bionics to develop humanoid welding robot

Italy’s Fincantieri partners with Generative Bionics to develop humanoid welding robot

Reuters

Wed, February 11, 2026 at 8:54 PM GMT+9 1 min read

Feb 11 (Reuters) - Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri said on Wednesday it had ‌entered into a partnership with ‌deep-tech company Generative Bionics to develop a ​humanoid welding robot designed to operate alongside workers in its shipyards.

The four-year project aims to deploy an artificial ‌intelligence-powered robot to ⁠support welding activities in naval manufacturing, with on-site tests ⁠set to begin by the end of 2026 at Fincantieri’s Sestri ​Ponente shipyard ​in Genoa, Italy.

Fincantieri ​said the initiative ‌was part of its industrial plan focused on advanced robotics and “Physical AI”, as it seeks to address growing production complexity and a shortage ‌of skilled labour.

“Advanced robotics ​and artificial intelligence applied ​to ​industrial processes represent a strategic ‌lever for the evolution ​of shipbuilding ​and for the competitiveness of the European industrial system,” Fincantieri CEO ​Pierroberto ‌Folgiero said in a statement.

(Reporting by ​Laura Contemori in Gdansk; Editing ​by Milla Nissi-Prussak)

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