diff --git a/dist/device.js b/dist/device.js
index 7ea6f63..072c8a1 100644
--- a/dist/device.js
+++ b/dist/device.js
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
     }
 
     Device.prototype.start = function() {
-      return Logger.info("started");
+      Logger.info("Starting driver " + this.driver.name);
+      return this.driver.start();
     };
 
     Device.prototype.determineConnection = function(c) {
diff --git a/dist/robot.js b/dist/robot.js
index e111503..8df43b8 100644
--- a/dist/robot.js
+++ b/dist/robot.js
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
       for (n in _ref) {
         device = _ref[n];
         Logger.info("Starting device '" + device.name + "'...");
+        device.start();
         _results.push(this[device.name] = device);
       }
       return _results;
diff --git a/examples/pure_spheron.coffee b/examples/pure_spheron.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8fc28c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/pure_spheron.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+spheron = require('spheron')
+sphero = spheron.sphero()
+spheroPort = '/dev/rfcomm0'
+COLORS = spheron.toolbelt.COLORS
+
+sphero.on('open', ->
+  console.log('EVENT OPEN!')
+  sphero.configureCollisionDetection(0x01, 0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x50)
+  sphero.setRGB(COLORS.GREEN, false)
+)
+
+sphero.on('close', ->
+  console.log('EVENT CLOSE!')
+)
+
+sphero.on('end', ->
+  console.log('EVENT END!')
+)
+
+sphero.on('error', ->
+  console.log('EVENT ERROR!')
+)
+
+sphero.on('notification', (packet) ->
+  console.log('Packet contents:')
+  console.log(packet)
+)
+
+sphero.on('message', (packet) ->
+  console.log('Packet contents:')
+  console.log(packet)
+)
+
+sphero.open(spheroPort)
diff --git a/examples/sphero_messages.coffee b/examples/sphero_messages.coffee
index 09da42c..e059c7b 100644
--- a/examples/sphero_messages.coffee
+++ b/examples/sphero_messages.coffee
@@ -8,14 +8,20 @@ Cylon.robot
     name: 'sphero', driver: 'sphero'
 
   work: (me) ->
-    me.sphero.on 'connect', ->
-      Logger.info 'party started...'
+
+    me.sphero.on('connect', ->
+      Logger.info('Setting up Collision Detection...')
+      me.sphero.detectCollisions()
+      me.sphero.setRGB(0x00FF00)
+    )
 
     me.sphero.on 'message', (data) ->
+      me.sphero.setRGB(0x0000FF)
       Logger.info 'message:'
       Logger.info data
 
     me.sphero.on 'notification', (data) ->
+      me.sphero.setRGB(0xFF0000)
       Logger.info 'notification:'
       Logger.info data
 
diff --git a/src/device.coffee b/src/device.coffee
index f02385d..f4492ca 100644
--- a/src/device.coffee
+++ b/src/device.coffee
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ module.exports = class Device extends EventEmitter
     @addCommands(@driver)
 
   start: ->
-    Logger.info "started"
+    Logger.info "Starting driver #{ @driver.name }"
+    @driver.start()
 
   determineConnection: (c) ->
     @robot.connections[c] if c
diff --git a/src/robot.coffee b/src/robot.coffee
index 697194b..66563b2 100644
--- a/src/robot.coffee
+++ b/src/robot.coffee
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ module.exports = class Robot
     Logger.info "Starting devices..."
     for n, device of @devices
       Logger.info "Starting device '#{ device.name }'..."
+      device.start()
       this[device.name] = device
 
   requireAdaptor: (adaptorName, connection) ->