I met your aunt C.A. at a International Film Festival party in Denver and she thought I should contact you because of our common interests in robotics and start-ups. I am starting a robotics company with a friend of mine here in Denver. To give you a little background on us: I wrote all of the software and was the technical manager of the iRobot Roomba project, the robot vacuum cleaner. ( http://www.roombavac.com ) Ben, my business partner, is the author and manufacturer of two successful build your own robot kits which he developed with McGraw-Hill ( http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books&field-author=Wirz%2C%20Ben/002-1806047-2594428 ). We both moved to Denver to start the company after quitting our jobs at iRobot in Massachusetts. Your aunt said you were busy having a second child, but if you have the time I’d love to talk to you sometime about robotics or starting a company. It’s always nice to hear from someone who has successfully built a company. Sorry for the strange way of contacting you; I couldn’t find an email address.

Hope to hear from you,

Phil Mass
303-466-2750
phil@wirz.com