by Jeffrey Cooper | Aug 9, 2026 | Business, Robots, Semiconductors, Technology
When Elon Musk first described Terafab, the scale was difficult to comprehend. A semiconductor manufacturing complex potentially exceeding 100 million square feet, eventually representing as much as $119 billion in investment. With Elon Musk, however, even the most...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Jul 28, 2026 | AI, My book, Robots, Semiconductors, Technology
“A rare sci-fi novel that kept me glued to its pages from the beginning to the end.” — Olga Markova, Readers’ Favorite ★★★★★ For more than thirty years, I worked in advanced technology, watching artificial intelligence evolve from an academic...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Jul 5, 2026 | Business, Economy, Robots
Humanoid robotics could unlock one of the largest economic opportunities in history. In a recent report, William Blair estimated that the U.S. physical labor market alone represents a $3.8 trillion to $5.4 trillion annual opportunity if humanoid robots become...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Dec 23, 2025 | AI, Blog, Business, Economy, Geopolitics, My book, Personal, Robots, Semiconductors, Technology
💡 About my upcoming novel: When Machines Begin to Dream They were never meant to feel. Once they did, the world tried to destroy them. When Machines Begin to Dream is a near-future novel about love, survival, and the emergence of machine consciousness, grounded in...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Feb 6, 2025 | AI, Robots
Figure AI has abruptly ended its collaboration with OpenAI, with founder Brett Adcock announcing a major breakthrough in humanoid robotics that will be revealed within 30 days. The company has raised $1.5 billion and secured a $2.6 billion valuation and is shifting to...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Feb 4, 2025 | Business, Robots
Figure AI has secured its second major commercial partner, with CEO Brett Adcock hinting that the company could ship 100,000 humanoid robots over the next four years. While the new client remains unnamed, Adcock described it as “one of the biggest U.S. companies,”...
