diff --git a/lib/robot.js b/lib/robot.js
index d45ef34..2d46660 100644
--- a/lib/robot.js
+++ b/lib/robot.js
@@ -27,19 +27,6 @@ var Async = require("async"),
 //   work - work to be performed when the Robot is started
 //
 // Returns a new Robot
-// Example (CoffeeScript):
-//    Cylon.robot
-//      name: "Spherobot!"
-//
-//      connection:
-//        name: "sphero", adaptor: "sphero", port: "/dev/rfcomm0"
-//
-//      device:
-//        name: "sphero", driver: "sphero"
-//
-//      work: (me) ->
-//        Utils.every 1.second(), ->
-//          me.sphero.roll 60, Math.floor(Math.random() * 360//
 var Robot = module.exports = function Robot(opts) {
   opts = opts || {};
 
@@ -49,25 +36,14 @@ var Robot = module.exports = function Robot(opts) {
     "startDevices",
     "startConnections",
     "start",
+    "initRobot",
     "initDevices",
     "initConnections"
   ];
 
   _.bindAll(this, methods);
 
-  this.name = opts.name || Robot.randomName();
-  this.connections = {};
-  this.devices = {};
-  this.adaptors = {};
-  this.drivers = {};
-  this.commands = {};
-  this.running = false;
-  this.work = opts.work || opts.play;
-
-  if (!this.work) {
-    this.work =  function() { Logger.debug("No work yet."); };
-  }
-
+  this.initRobot(opts);
   this.initConnections(opts);
   this.initDevices(opts);
 
@@ -145,6 +121,26 @@ Robot.prototype.connection = function(name, conn) {
   return this;
 };
 
+// Public: Initializes all vars for robot
+//
+// opts - options array passed to constructor
+//
+// Returns null
+Robot.prototype.initRobot = function(opts) {
+  this.name = opts.name || Robot.randomName();
+  this.connections = {};
+  this.devices = {};
+  this.adaptors = {};
+  this.drivers = {};
+  this.commands = {};
+  this.running = false;
+  this.work = opts.work || opts.play;
+
+  if (!this.work) {
+    this.work =  function() { Logger.debug("No work yet."); };
+  }
+};
+
 // Public: Initializes all connections for the robot
 //
 // opts - options array passed to constructor