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  IRobot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The iRobot Corporation, based in Burlington, Massachusetts, is a public corporation NASDAQ: IRBT and major designer of robots for businesses, homes, and institutions.
The three iRobot founders – Rodney Brooks, Colin Angle and Helen Greiner – were inspired to found the company after working in MIT's artificial intelligence lab.
iRobot was founded in 1990 and in 2000 it was incorporated in Delaware.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/IRobot   (594 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - iRobot co-founder's perseverance pays off   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
And while iRobot is developing the PackBot's abilities to carry payloads — including the possibility of transporting weapons — none of the company's current robots is armed.
When she founded iRobot with Angle and Rodney Brooks, an MIT professor who serves ad the company's chief technology officer, the three would start their workdays at 10:30 a.m., take late afternoon naps on office couches then work in the machine shop until 3 a.m.
Co-founded iRobot Corp. in 1990 with MIT classmate Colin Angle and Professor Rodney Brooks.
www.usatoday.com /tech/news/robotics/2005-05-31-irobot_x.htm   (1316 words)

  
 Unusual pair team up on battle-ready robot - Tech News & Reviews - MSNBC.com
This is a 2004 photo provided by iRobot of a driverless vehicle on a test course in Massachusetts.
Burlington-based iRobot Corp. will adapt the artificial intelligence technology used in its Roomba vacuums and portable PackBot military robots for a two-seat John Deere utility vehicle similar to ones the Pentagon already uses.
IRobot's PackBots have been used in thousands of missions in those two countries to disarm roadside bombs and search caves and buildings.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6331792   (522 words)

  
 iRobot readies for war--and the household | CNET News.com
The Burlington, Mass.-based iRobot will develop a robot vehicle for combat with the tractor manufacturer, said CEO Colin Angle in an interview at RoboNexus International, a robot conference that took place here last week.
Additionally, iRobot, the manufacturer of the Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner, will come out with another line of robotic home appliances next year, he said.
After years of unfulfilled promise, the market for robots appears to be gaining steam, thanks to technological advancements and improved marketing.
news.com.com /iRobot+readies+for+...+household/2100-1041_3-5424307.html   (1094 words)

  
 Plasticnoodle: Good iRobot, Bad iRobot?
iRobot SwarmBot: itand#8217;s not just about floors anymore via Engadget and iRobot Developing "Battlefield Vehicle" with John Deere via Gizmodo OK, what with the whole iRobot Scooba announcement, the press around iRobot probably was going to be ramped up a...
OK, what with the whole iRobot Scooba announcement, the press around iRobot probably was going to be ramped up a bit.
Granted the second article is really an interview with Helen Greiner, one of iRobot's cofounders, and mentions the project in passing.
www.plasticnoodle.com /archives/000705.html   (267 words)

  
 Wired News: Robots May Fight for the Army   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The SUGV (pronounced "sug-vee") will be a smaller and lighter version of the PackBot, a 42-pound robot with tanklike rubber treads designed by iRobot, a company based in Burlington, Massachusetts.
IRobot, which was co-founded by Massachusetts Institute of Technology roboticist Rodney Brooks, is the same company that developed the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner.
IRobot wants to bring the weight of the SUGV down to 25 pounds (not including its robot arm) while retaining sturdiness.
www.wired.com /news/technology/0,1282,63036,00.html   (805 words)

  
 Best Small Cap: iRobot [Fool.com: Motley Fool Take] February 16, 2006
The writers will outline why their company is the best, and our very own panel of judges will decide the winner after a period of deliberation.
If iRobot (Nasdaq: IRBT) was to field a team for the Olympics, the athletes would be neat, precise, and oh so inhuman.
There are so many avenues for growth for iRobot in the consumer and military fronts that it would be silly to bet against the company's prospects.
www.fool.com /News/mft/2006/mft06021619.htm?ref=foolwatch   (855 words)

  
 Results in   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
At the same time she was speaking quite eloquently about the changing perceptions of robotics, her company was filing a lawsuit against a former Roomba distributor.
Apparently, this robot is more than just a remote controlled car with brushes attached and, according to iRobot, benefits from Koolatron's former chummy roll with the robotics firm (it was one of iRobot's Roomba distributors from March 2003 to May 2004).
In a tersely-worded press release, iRobot charges that Urus (or someone working for Urus and Koolatron) studied the design and engineering of the original Roomba robotic vacuum and is now selling a product that "closely resembles" the Roomba.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_zdpcm/is_200505/ai_n13637103   (388 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - John Deere, iRobot team up to build battle robot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
BOSTON — In a trailblazing pairing of robotics and tractor companies, iRobot and John Deere announced plans Monday to build a 9-foot-long semi-autonomous battlefield vehicle.
Burlington-based iRobot will adapt the artificial intelligence technology used in its Roomba vacuums and portable PackBot military robots for a two-seat John Deere utility vehicle similar to ones the Pentagon already uses.
Moline, Ill.-based Deere and Co. and iRobot plan to begin pilot production of the six-wheel R-Gator by the middle of next year at a production cost of about $250,000 apiece, Greiner said.
www.usatoday.com /tech/news/robotics/2004-10-26-battlebot_x.htm   (512 words)

  
 Death to Cool
But iRobot's founders had this dream: to place in every home robots that are cheap and task-specific and labor together with the unfussy coordination of Snow White's dwarves to clean your carpets, and perhaps in the future, wash your windows, mow your lawn, or mop your floors.
The shift iRobot had to make, from high-cost prototype design to every-penny-counts mass production, "is a hugely daunting transition," says Robert Bruner, executive director of the Batten Institute at University of Virginia's Darden Graduate School of Business.
The eclecticism of iRobot may have saved it from the fate of some Internet companies, which assumed the mere existence of their technology would somehow will a market into being.
www.inc.com /magazine/20030701/25642.html   (3585 words)

  
 iRobot unveils sniper detector | CNET News.com
The PackBot is a robot small enough to be carried by a single soldier.
iRobot, which also makes the Roomba household vacuum robot, developed the Redowl system in conjunction with the Photonics Center at Boston University.
In field tests, the PackBot-Redowl combination had a success rate of 94 percent in locating the source of rounds fired from 9mm pistols, and M-16 and AK-rifles, at a range of more than 100 meters, the company said.
news.com.com /iRobot+unveils+sniper+detector/2100-11394_3-5888411.html   (751 words)

  
 TIME.com: Gadget of the Week | iRobot Scooba Floor-Washing Robot -- Page 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
I finally got to test the iRobot Scooba at home, and I'm happy to report that the floor-washing robot, one of our 2006 coolest inventions picks, is surprisingly effective.
Although iRobot's Roomba, the robotic vacuum cleaner, was a hip innovation, it had its share of problems.
The folks from iRobot say that the solution—three 32-oz bottles for $18 or five for $25—will be available online or where Roombas and Scoobas are sold.
time.com /time/business/article/0,8599,1138430,00.html?...   (822 words)

  
 Technorati Tag: irobot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Irobot Roomba Vacuum Cleaners and Parts Buy irobot Roomba vacuum cleaners and parts at TotalVac.com.
Robot Stock News All about iRobot, Roomba, Scooba an...
There are a million robot design contests for high school and college students all over the country, but the Boston Globe just reported on an...
www.technorati.com /tag/irobot   (547 words)

  
 Roomba Review View topic - How long will this last - blatent iRobot Roomba rip-off
I'm surprised that iRobot hasn't already done something about this.
I agree, this website not only is illegal and undermines competition, it is predatorial as well, because they seek to sell a piece of trash to people expecting iRobot quality.
Roomba and iRobot are trademarks of iRobot Corporation.
www.roombareview.com /chat/viewtopic.php?t=1911   (543 words)

  
 robotics fans > The Movie, I, Robot, Meets The Company, iRobot > June 30, 2004
Isaac Asimov's science fiction classic set in a future 2035 Earth in Chicago is already generating new-found interest in robotics.
iRobot has a co-marketing deal tied to the movie, which is scheduled for release July 16.
Greiner, who is one of the founders of the company and an alumna of MIT's famous Artificial Intelligence Lab, is scheduled to talk on robots at the Smithsonian Institution a few days before the movie opens.
www.techweb.com /wire/story/TWB20040630S0009   (845 words)

  
 iRobot Roomba Discovery Floorvac
In 2002, iRobot introduced the first robot to perform a domestic chore most consumers dread, vacuuming.
The new design has given the brand a true identity with consumers and is flying off the shelves in mass retailers across the country.
iRobot has already sold more than a million Roomba robotic floorvacs since the initial launch.
images.businessweek.com /ss/05/06/idea2005/source/67.htm   (141 words)

  
 Amazon.com: iRobot 5900 Scooba Floor Washing Robotic Hard Surface Cleaner: Kitchen & Housewares   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
From iRobot, the makers of the top-selling iRobot Roomba Vacuuming Robot, comes a revolutionary new way to clean your hard floors.
Meet iRobot Scooba Floor Washing Robot, the world's first floor-washing robot for the home that preps, washes, scrubs, and dries your floor--all by itself.
iRobot has teamed with Clorox to develop a cleaning solution that is specially formulated to ensure best performance.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000DN7CD2?v=glance   (2574 words)

  
 iRobot, The World's Best internet robot
iRobot is both a visual platform to create Internet robots, and a general Internet robot execution engine.
You can download a free evaluation rar or zip copy of iRobot (compressed package, totally free, no installation required, no ads, extract to a directory and run), or regular versions from here (need installation, donate your price).
Bellow is the iRobot management system interface, and you can request more information about iRobot here.
www.irobotsoft.com   (626 words)

  
 TechWeb |robotics | John Deere, iRobot Team On Military Robotics
John Deere & Co. and iRobot Corp. are teaming up to produce an unmanned ground vehicle for use by U.S. military personnel.
The vehicle combines Deere's M-Gator military utility vehicle platform with iRobot's military robotic controls.
The machine " called the Military R-Gator " would conduct unmanned patrols and reconnaissance as well as being a sort of packhorse for soldiers.
www.techweb.com /wire/networking/51200637   (377 words)

  
 MAKE: Blog: iRobot going public
We like to cover the Roomba projects here and all things robot so here's something you'll probably read here first- iRobot is going IPO!
iRobot Corporation today announced that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock.
Have been following this company since that weird first irobot with a camera at LinuxWorld...
www.makezine.com /blog/archive/2005/07/irobot_going_pu.html   (243 words)

  
 Roomba Discovery 4210 Vacuum (iRobot-4210) - PriceGrabber.com
Roomba is the futuristic home appliance from iRobot that works like a spiraling pool cleaner to automatically clean up dirt, dust, spilled cereal and pet....
Roomba is the futuristic home appliance from iRobot that works like a spiraling pool cleaner to automatically clean up dirt, dust, spilled cereal and pet hair from carpets, rugs, hardwood floors and kitchen tile.
Its radically low profile makes it easy for you — or it — to vacuum daily under big beds, deep sofas and low-slung chairs that harbor dust- and fur-balls.
www.pricegrabber.com /search_getprod.php?masterid=3416916   (207 words)

  
 Flickr: Photos tagged with irobot
Explore and refine irobot photos with our clustery goodness!
Read reviews and search prices on the iRobot remote Roomba Discovery and...
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www.flickr.com /photos/tags/irobot   (100 words)

  
 And So It Begins...: Yes, but is it Ferret Compatible?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Or run off, leaving him scurrying to catch up with the red beast.
He was particularily fascinated with the iRobot's red sensor eye in-front, probably for its High Chewability (tm) factor.
At times, going where no ferret (or vacuum) has gone before.
andsoitbegins.typepad.com /weblog/2005/10/yes_but_is_it_f.html   (348 words)

  
 Roomba Review View topic - iRobot read this
Hey iRobot, if your reading this the what's new part of your website says that the home base is sold seperately with Roomba Red, but the comparison chart says that its sold seperately with Roomba Red AND Sage.
Also, have you found a solution to a trade-up program as grossfolk, randall, and laura mentioned in the second page of the iRobot QandA thread?
Sorry, I meant the chart was right and the "What's New" section was wrong, typo.
www.roombareview.com /chat/viewtopic.php?t=162   (276 words)

  
 iRobot Corporation: Hacker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
If you are interested in commercializing your creation, send an email to licensing@irobot.com with the following information:
Home Robots Store Government and Industrial Robots about iRobot
Join our email list to receive iRobot emails and special offers.
www.roombavac.com /sp.cfm?pageid=198   (439 words)

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