Our mythical founder, Benjamin Klaus Rokenbok drew his inspiration from a life-long fascination with toys and modeling. Growing up in the Netherlands in the 1930s, his toys were of the old world and embodied the craftsmanship, quality, and longevity that are so highly valued in the European community.

As an adult, Mr. Rokenbok moved to the U.S. and had a long, productive career in the design of office machines. He also worked in technical product development for the computer industry. Throughout his career, Mr. Rokenbok always had a fascination with designing toys.

While living in California in the 1970s, Mr. Rokenbok met Walter Ross who was in charge of new product development and toy licensing for one of the country's largest toy manufacturers. Excited at the opportunity to show off his designs, Mr. Rokenbok presented Ross with some of his toy inventions in hopes of licensing them. Although they were not accepted, the two men began a friendship that has grown over the last two decades.

Twenty years later in 1992, immediately after Mr. Rokenbok's retirement, he conceived of the Rokenbok Radio Control Construction System. Excited by his new idea, Mr. Rokenbok met again with Walter Ross, who was also now retired. The idea behind the new toy was to combine computer technology and robotics with an expandable building system. Mr. Rokenbok described the endless fascination such a system would have for children, as well as the many learning and skills benefits inherent in such a toy.

Astonished by his creativity and ingenuity, Walter Ross offered to serve as a director in Mr. Rokenbok's newly forming company. He immediately introduced Mr. Rokenbok to Paul Eichen, a young executive from San Diego's entrepreneurial computer products community. Eichen agreed to become the company's President and set out with Mr. Rokenbok to recruit the managers and directors of the present day Rokenbok Toy Company.

Mr. Rokenbok and his team of seasoned veterans from the computer industry have developed Mr. Rokenbok's ideas into a completely new state-of-the-art toy system, a system which blends modern technology with classical toy design, and embodies a deep commitment to product safety, quality and value. You can e-mail Mr. Rokenbok with comments, questions or ideas at Mr.Rokenbok@rokenbok.com.