Armed with a MacBook Air and the miracle of the Internet, Paul lives and writes at a secret location somewhere on the west coast of Europe. You can be pretty sure that keeping his feet warm under the writing table is his one-eyed surf dog, Daisy.As well as being a writer, Paul is a wanderer. He has lived in various countries - always in the high mountains, or somewhere near a good surfing beach. "Wherever I am, though, and whatever else I'm doing," he says, "I follow Ray Bradbury's advice: 'Write, every single day.'" Paul writes about many subjects, but his books are mostly to do with sports, the world's different peoples, places, and animals, or the weird and wonderful.

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• 1: Designing the best ever robot2: Design Brief: What is this robot for?3: Step 1: Sketch a design4: Step 2: Is this robot the right shape?5: Step 3: Design the robot's face6: Step 4: Decide how big the robot should be7: Step 5: Decide how the robot will move about8: Step 6: Help the robot see9: Step 7: Get your robot to pick things up10: Step 8: Get the robot speaking (and listening)11: Step 9: Pick your materials12: Step 10: Customising your robot13: The world's best robot14: Other amazing robots15: Glossary16: Answers to 'Work it out' questions17: Index