2. What is iRobot?
iRobot designs and builds robots that make a difference.
Company founded in 1990 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
robotics.
2014 iRobot generated $557 million in revenue and employed more than
500 of the robot industry’s top professionals.
4. Home Robots
More than 14 million home robots have been sold worldwide.
The award winning and well known iRobot Roomba is leading the charge in
sales.
Roomba made practical robots a reality for the first time.
Other home robots: Floor mopping robot, floor scrubbing robot, pool and
gutter cleaning robot.
5. Defense & Security
● iRobot also creates combat-proven defense and security robots
that perform multiple missions for troops and public safety
professionals.
● More than 5,000 iRobots have been delivered to military and civil
defense forces worldwide.
● Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV) is the robot that the
military uses for infantry operations.
● iRobot Packbot performs dangerous searches, and bomb-disposal
missions.