We feel privileged to be recognized by Plant Engineering as a finalist in this competition. R300 is the result of much research and hard work, so it's especially gratifying to be considered for such a prestigious honor as Product of the Year.

The engineering design competition has grown tremendously in the last few years with the increased interest in robotics. The engineering aspect is a discipline that has reached down to the junior high level within the last few years. We've added a junior high level because the kids are sophisticated enough to build their own robots.

Today, wireless networks serve a single function, which means industrial plants need one network to support hand-held devices, another network to support process sensors and so on. Customers are telling us they want a single wireless network to manage multiple functions across their plants because it improves productivity. Through this industry group, that's what we will provide.

The essence of competitiveness is liberated when we make people believe that what they think and do is important - and then get out of their way while they do it.

The competition has gone up a level now. We knew (Swanton) was real, real strong, and kind of different from what you normally experience when you're wrestling 103-pounders.

The game is almost over, finished. I'm not interested in that competition at all,