He hoped to kick-start a new industry for in-home robots, but he started in 1988 by selling his first HelpMate to Danbury Hospital, located in the same Connecticut city where his company was based.
Ia mengharapkan suatu industri baru bagi robot rumahan, tetapi ia mulai mengabaikannya pada 1988 ketika menjual HelpMate pertama pada Rumah Sakit Danbury, bertempat di Kota Connecticut di mana perusahaannya berdiri.