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Acknowledgments

Thanks to my friends and family for being there for me and understanding when I would dis-
appear for days at a time to write this book and commune with the Roombas. Thanks again to
them for providing encouragement and many great ideas for fun hacks. Particularly I’m grateful
to Ben C, Ben F, Chris L, Liz C, John Joseph, Mike K, Phil T, Paul R, and Preston P for all
their great ideas. I owe you all.
I’d like to thank everyone at the iRobot Corporation for providing the ROI specification to the
world at large and supplying the assistance I needed for this book. Your company has done an
amazing thing by being so open to its users. You’re a leader in creating the new conversation
between a company and its users.
This book wouldn’t be possible without my editors: Kelly Talbot, who kept me going and
added to this book in substantial ways, and Chris Webb, who believed in me and the book.
Thanks to everyone at Wiley Publishing for doing the hard work of turning bits to atoms.
Thanks to the extended Roomba hacking community, especially those who provided informa-
tion about their hacks for this book. Also thanks to everyone at Makezine, Roomba Review,
and Hackaday for providing a medium for news and discussion about Roomba hacking and
hacking in general.
And thanks to you, the reader. Hacking anything, including Roombas, can only get better with
the addition of new people, fresh viewpoints, and sharing of ideas. Welcome to the Roomba
hacking community and have fun with this book and your Roomba!