Spencer Krause has been applying the concepts in this article to building robots for over fifteen years. Spencer is the Director of Product Management at SKA (www.ska.solutions), where he and a dedicated team help technology companies to build mechatronics devices, robots, and user interfaces. He has a Master’s Degree in Robotics Systems Development from Carnegie Mellon University where he remains on staff in the Field Robotics Center. In his spare time, Spencer mentors gifted students who are learning about robotics.