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Continuing from the last post, I asked Troy whether those AI data centers, big tech companies, and hyperscalers had given any feedback yet. He said they’re extremely eager. “Just this week, we were invited to bid on a 5-km project from one of the world’s largest tech companies; several well-known AI hyperscalers have also visited our site many times — mainly those based in San Francisco and Seattle. They’ve been sending teams of engineers in batches. Right now, everyone’s waiting for our tunnel robot field test, which will start in three weeks.” I said, “That’s exactly the case of ‘time... Continue reading

Continuing from the last post, I asked him what projects he had done before and what his track record looked like. He said he has always been passionate about energy. His first company was in telecom, which he successfully sold. Later, in the 1990s, he founded Tradewind Energy, which he sold to an Italian energy giant. At the time of sale, it was worth several hundred million, and it later grew into a company valued around $35 billion — so technically, he’s already a decacorn founder 😂. After that, he built a biodiesel plant, sold it successfully, and then founded... Continue reading

The Closest I’ve Ever Been to Changing the World  (1) — New Series This is yet another series that I just can’t wait to start writing, because I really feel that this time, it might actually change the world! Originally, this series was planned to be released next year, in 2026. But because there’s a time window, and after talking with the founder, I truly feel this might be the closest I’ve ever been to participating in something that could change the world. So I thought — if you really want to make time, you can always squeeze some out... Continue reading

Continuing from the last post, I asked him: “So what are the key risk factors here?” He said: “If you had asked me a few years ago, I would’ve said the biggest risk was technical risk. But now, based on the final evaluations from all the third-party partners we work with, there’s not much technical risk left. The hardest technical challenges have already been overcome — what’s left now is just field-testing. From the operational side, one of the biggest variables is the electricity cost, since our robots are powered by electricity. But that risk can be hedged using financial... Continue reading