The way the world is going, it's technology driven. And it isn't just driven by the old super powers, it's driven by the far east and new emerging economies.

If robots are to clean our homes, they'll have to do it better than a person.

Failure is an enigma. You worry about it, and it teaches you something.

After the idea, there is plenty of time to learn the technology

You need a stubborn belief in an idea in order to see it realised.

Companies are not ingenious, it's the people in them that are.

Having a good idea is one thing, but persuading other people to buy it is quite another. Good inventors are polymaths: they think with their hands and their brains. They're experts in design, engineering and business.