Robots, technology, how robots use technology
[Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4] After leaving iRobot in November 2006, three colleagues and I founded Harvest Automation, Inc. Over several years we researched a new application, secured funding, and built a robotic product that worked as we intended. Founding In… Read More »Harvest Automation, Part 1
If I worked on non-robotic technology, say high-speed fiber optic communication systems, I expect I would rarely get advice from lay people. It’s hard to imagine meeting a poet or a lawyer at a party, describing that sort of work,… Read More »Armchair Roboticist
The first version of Roomba to hit the market was more popular than we developers had dared hope. An initial factory-order for 15,000 turned quickly into an order for 25,000 followed by orders for many, many more. The company decided… Read More »The Red Roomba Mystery