Foreword

I am thrilled to introduce this wonderful book. Why? Many people say that I have been wildly successful, but it certainly doesn’t feel that way to me. According to Spiral Up, however, it’s not unusual for champions of working wonders to feel the same way I do. Let me explain . . .

My colleagues, Colin Angle and Rodney Brooks, and I started iRobot Corporation, a company that makes robots for both the military and the consumer markets. We developed the iRobot PackBot, a bomb-disposal robot for the military that has saved scores of soldiers’ lives. When we get one back from the front lines of Iraq in pieces, we know we have made a big difference for an American family somewhere. The company also developed and commercialized the iRobot Roomba, ...

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