The Robot Entrepreneur: How AI Will Run Businesses From Your Home by 2040

By Futurist Thomas Frey

By 2040, your home won’t just be where you live—it’ll be where robots work for you, running profitable businesses while you sleep.

This isn’t science fiction. It’s the inevitable convergence of three trends already underway: robots gaining human-level object manipulation, AI systems capable of autonomous business operations, and homes transforming into micro-factories, micro-farms, and micro-studios.

The result: dozens of legitimate businesses that robots can operate from residential properties, generating steady income with minimal human involvement. You provide the space and initial setup. The robots handle everything else.

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