iRobot Story
In the late 1980's the coolest robots in the world were being developed at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab. These robots, modeled on insects, captured the imagination of researchers, explorers, military, and dreamers alike. iRobot co-founders, Rodney Brooks, Colin Angle, and Helen Greiner, saw this technology as the basis for a whole new class of robots that could make people's life easier and more fun. So, in 1990, Greiner and Angle, along with Brooks, decided to work fulltime on fulfilling this promise. Brooks is also the Director of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab.
See some of the robots built by our roboticists:
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iRobot® Packbot®iRobot Packbot is a portable unmanned ground vehicle that is saving lives.
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iRobot® Roomba®iRobot Roomba is an award winning vacuuming robot that has changed the way people clean their floors. |
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iRobot® LE
The iRobot LE was a wireless, Internet-controlled avatar that let you see, hear, move and navigate around as if you were there.
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My Real Baby™
An interactive, emotionally responsive doll, My Real Baby™ launched iRobot into the consumer marketplace.
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Urbie
A predecessor of the iRobot PackBot Tactical Mobile Robot, Urbie was the first product from the Urban Robot program funded by DARPA. |
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ArielBiologically inspired by crabs, Ariel was designed to detect mines on land and underwater.
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GenghisDesigned for robotic researchers, Genghis was one of iRobot's first products. |
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