Coffee with a Robot Pioneer

February 25, 2026

Last week, Rob sat down with Helen Greiner (co-founder of iRobot and CyPhy Works) and Chris Norman (former CTO of iRobot and founder of Enyuare) for a coffee chat.

We cover:

What actually matters in a start-up’s early days
How iRobot found product-market fit
Where robot founders get stuck
How robots become part of everyday life

If you want a behind-the-scenes look at the robotics legacy that’s led to p!ng, this is it.

For those newer to us:

Rob built high-reliability systems at iRobot and Amazon Robotics.

Jane focused on customer experience and product design at SharkNinja and Samsonite, obsessing over how to deliver everyday joy to customers.

That mix is how p!ng came together.

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