Brett Adcock
Brett Adcock | |
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| Born | April 6, 1986 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Florida |
| Occupation | Technology entrepreneur |
| Years active | 2008—present |
| Known for | Founder of Archer Aviation,[1][2] Vettery,[3] and Figure[4] |
| Title | CEO |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | brettadcock.com |
Brett Adcock (born April 6, 1986) is an American technology entrepreneur[5] and the founder and CEO of Figure AI, an AI startup working on a general-purpose humanoid robot.[6][7][8] In 2018, Adcock founded Archer Aviation,[9][10][11][12] five years after he started Vettery.[13][14][15][16][17]
Early life and education[edit]
Adcock was raised on his family's farm just outside of Moweaqua, Illinois. At the age of sixteen, Adcock began working on web companies, which included an e-commerce site focused on outdoor electronics and a content site called Street of Walls. He subsequently graduated as the valedictorian of Central A&M High School.[18]
Initially majoring in engineering, Adcock then studied at the University of Florida's Warrington College of Business and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 2008.[18][3]
Career[edit]
In 2013, Adcock founded Vettery (which later became known as Hired), a talent marketplace that matched job seekers with employers who needed technical expertise.[13] In 2018, the Adecco Group bought Vettery for $100 million. The same year, Adcock started eVTOL company Archer Aviation. In 2022 he founded Figure, an AI startup based in Sunnyvale that is working on a general-purpose humanoid robot.[6][19] Adcock assembled Figure's team from people working at Boston Dynamics, Tesla, Google DeepMind and Apple.[18][20] Adcock opines that the creation of humanoid robots will mitigate labor shortages.[20]
Personal life[edit]
Brett Adcock resides in Palo Alto, California, with his wife and two children.[18][21]
References[edit]
- ^ Crumley, Bruce (May 11, 2022). "Archer cofounder resigns as its eVTOL air taxi pursues certification".
- ^ Chatterley, Julia (host) (March 4, 2021). "United Airlines to buy electric flying taxis in $1 billion partnership". First Move. Warner Bros. Discovery. CNN. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ a b Alsup, Allison (February 21, 2018). "Brett Adcock (BSBA '08) & Adam Goldstein (BSBA '01) | February 2018".
- ^ Huff, Steve (March 3, 2023). "Figure Humanoid Robot Startup Comes Out of Stealth". Entrepreneur.
- ^ Blain, Loz (April 10, 2023). "OpenAI and Figure join the race to humanoid robot workers". www.newatlas.com.
Just this year, entrepreneur Brett Adcock, founder of the Vettery "online talent marketplace," and more recently Archer Aviation, one of the leading contenders in the emerging electric VTOL aircraft movement, announced his latest venture is focused on humanoid robots.
- ^ a b "Robotique : Tesla n'est plus seul à dévoiler un robot humanoïde avancé". www.telesatellite.com (in French).
- ^ Tarafel, Jefferson (March 8, 2023). ""We are going to build a robot for every human being on the planet", says CEO of Archer".
- ^ Heater, Brian (September 22, 2022). "Archer's co-founder is bootstrapping an all-purpose humanoid robot". TechCrunch.
- ^ "Archer Aviation Co-Founders discuss when to expect electric vertical takeoff". Yahoo Finance. 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Flying Cars Will Reshape Our Congested Cities: Interview With Archer CEO Brett Adcock". The New York Observer. June 7, 2021.
- ^ Uranga, Rachel (19 June 2022). "Look! Up in the sky! It's an air taxi. They're coming to Los Angeles". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Levine Beckman, Brittany (June 10, 2021). "Archer reveals its Maker flying taxi, promising to lift us out of traffic hell". Mashable.
- ^ a b Jannarone, John (February 2, 2015). "Hedge fund analysts take Uber model to recruiting". CNBC.
- ^ Lee, Allen (August 7, 2022). "How Brett Adcock Achieved a Net Worth of $300 Million". Money Inc.
- ^ Schubarth, Cromwell (Apr 21, 2021). "Here's why Archer Aviation's founders believe it has the right air taxi team". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ Ford, Jason. "Charged for Flight." (2022): 42-43.
- ^ Hofacker, Cat, and Alyssa Tomlinson. "Building vertiport cities." AEROSPACE AMERICA 59, no. 6 (2021): 22-32.
- ^ a b c d Sproule, Holly (November 3, 2023). "AI is up and walking". UF Warrington News.
- ^ Kingson, Jennifer A. (March 17, 2023). "Humanoid robots are coming". Axios.
- ^ a b Blain, Loz (September 27, 2023). "Figure's Brett Adcock on the practicalities of humanoid robot workers". New Atlas.
- ^ Lee, Allen (2022-08-07). "How Brett Adcock Achieved a Net Worth of $300 Million". Money Inc. Retrieved 2023-11-18.