alexainslie:

“It would be a decade after graduating from college (with some basic background in electronics and robotics thanks to an engineering degree) before I was invited to join a LEGO beta team for the Mindstorms NXT kit. Here was a reasonably priced robotics kit that actually delivered on its promise — building autonomous robots. I’m a purist — if you use a remote control to steer or control your device, it’s not a robot.” -James Floyd Kelly