Toby’s story, Massachusetts,
Toby’s storyBefore Robocon
Toby Smith checked his social media as he ate his breakfast. Tweets from NASA, his Sci-fi clubs. The astronomy blog he was writing. His kids made more noise than usual, and his wife watched CNN, so it was hard for him to concentrate. Toby knew that if he left any later, he would get caught in the Lexington, Massachusetts, traffic, so he grabbed his bagel, kissed his wife and kids’ goodbye, and left. Stepping over the toys and household mess, he lamented how he could be so focused and organized at work while his home was a mess. A constant, constant mess.
After a stop off at Dunkin Donuts – a routine he kept secret from his wife – he made a list of ‘what-ifs’ he could look at later. He sipped his coffee and munched on his donut in h
