IRobot

Source: news.yahoo.com --- 3 days ago
IRobot Corp. has been awarded a contract with a division of the U.S. Army that could be worth as much as $200 million, the company said Tuesday. ...

Source: news.cnet.com --- 4 days ago
The U.S. Army plans to spend up to $200 million on IRobot products over the next five years, IRobot announced Tuesday. The contract IRobot previously had with the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation expired in May 2008 and was limited to the purchase ... ...

Source: blog.wired.com --- 3 days ago
Last month, IRobot announced it would start marketing its former foe's machines as its own. At the time, the company said the main market for the "Negotiator" 'bots would be the country's local police and fire departments, not the military.... ...

Source: www.fool.com --- 1 day ago
Its top technologist leaves for another robot maker. ...

Source: gizmodo.com --- 3 days ago
IRobot is expanding their Roomba line with three new models intended for more industrial of use. The Roomba 532 and 562 Pet Series Robots ($350 and $400) are meant for animal owners—or anyone sucking up massive amounts of floor hair—and equipped with larger sweeping bins to accommodate copious amounts of fur. The Roomba 610 Professional Series ($600) is similar, sporting a larger bin as well, but also comes with an extra, interchangeable bin and a Max Mode that will burn the batteries lower to finish big rooms. All three units are available now. Here are the full specifics: IRobot Introduces Roomba Pet and Professional Vacuum Cleaning Robots New IRobot Roomba Pet Series Perfect for Pet Owners; Roomba Professional Series Handles Larger Areas and Office Spaces BEDFORD, Mass.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—IRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT) today introduced the newest additions to its line of vacuum cleaning robots, the IRobot® Roomba® Pet Series Vacuum Cleaning Robot and the IRobot® Roomba® Professional Series Vacuum Cleaning Robot. Engineered and designed with pet owners in mind, the new IRobot Roomba 532 and 562 Pet Series Robots pick up even more pet hair and dander with the help of higher capacity sweeper bins and additional accessories. The new IRobot Roomba 610 Professional Series Robot cleans even the largest of areas, perfect for maintaining office spaces or large high traffic areas. Help for Hairy Homes The new Roomba Pet Series Vacuum Cleaning ...

Source: government.zdnet.com --- 3 days ago
Even as IRobot won a wide-open contract with the Army, the company’s part-time CTO, Rodney Brooks, left the company to start a new robotics firm, Cambridge-based Heartland Robotics. The new company is focused on industrial robotics, which logic would dictate would put factory workers out of work. But Brooks’s robots will be “empowering.” I want to [...] ...

Source: www.computerworld.com --- 3 days ago
IRobot Corp. has won a $200 million contract to build robots and spare parts for the U.S. Army. ...

Source: www.bostonherald.com --- 2 days ago
Bedford-based IRobot Corp. is rolling out a new generation of Roomba robot vacuums to chase after cats and office workers. The two new models, one aimed at pet lovers... ...

Source: bensbargains.net --- 2 days ago
Buy.com has the refurbished IRobot Scooba 5800 Floor Washing Robot on sale for $150 with free shipping. [ Review : BizRate ] Remarkable robot preps, washes, scrubs, and dries the floor all by itself Simple to operate: fill tank, press clean and empty tank when finished Cleans under furniture, tables, and hard-to-reach places ...

Source: www.physorg.com --- 3 days ago
Today, IRobot has just announced a new line of robotic friends. Their Pet Series includes: the IRobot Roomba Pet Series and Professional Series Vacuum Cleaning Robots. As the name implies, the Pet Series is designed to remove pet hair and dander. ...

Source: www.techweb.com --- 4 days ago
IRobot has expanded its catalog of military and security robots in recent months, including very small LANdroids used by soldiers in urban settings. ...

Source: www.i4u.com --- 2 days ago
IRobot has announced new robot vacuum cleaners called the Roomba 532, Roomba 562, and Roomba 610. The Roomba 532 and 562 are aimed at pet owners and are designed to pick up pet hair and dander. The Roomba 610 is a pro series robot designed for cleaning lar... ...

Source: www.newsfactor.com --- 3 days ago
The cofounder and chief technical officer of IRobot, the company that brought robotic vacuums to the homes of millions of consumers, is leaving to start another venture. Rodney Brooks launched Bedford, Mass.-based IRobot in 1991 with Colin Angle and Helen Grenier, his former students. The roboticist plans to spend time with his new startup, Heartland Robotics, a Cambridge, Mass.-based industrial robotics company. Heartland is not considered a competitor, according to IRobot. Brooks, in a phone interview with us, said he can't provide great detail about the new company just yet, but Heartland will focus on robots in manufacturing. Asked if the proposed robots would be developed to replace assembly-line workers, Brooks said, "PCs did not replace the office worker, and this is not about that at all." Brooks has also taken a leave of absence from his teaching role at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to concentrate on Heartland and recruit employees. "I'm on leave effective Monday, so I can put my heart and soul into this," he said. "We need some time to get stuff together." Since Brooks was not able to talk about his departure until now, he is still ironing out his future role with IRobot's management team. Brooks will remain on the board of directors and work with the company to form a new technical advisory committee. "We decided that that's my task at IRobot," he said. A new CTO is expected to be named next year. No Rookie To R ...