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Home Toys
December 2002
Colin Angle |
Roomba the Robot Sweeps Up According to the manufacturer, the Roomba robot makes it fun and easy to maintain cleaner floors. With the push of a button it automatically sweeps and vacuums just about any room in the house.   |
PC Magazine
August 22, 2007
Brian Bennett |
iRobot Roomba 560 The latest Roomba takes a while to get the job done, but it boasts a slew of new features and improvements. |
Fast Company
Robb Todd |
iRobot's New Roomba Is A Cartographer And Has Its Own App (Finally) At first glance, it might seem a little underwhelming to the vacuumers of the world that the latest product from iRobot, the Roomba 980, boasts internal mapping as a key new feature. |
BusinessWeek
July 19, 2004 |
A Chat With Roomba Man The surprise success of iRobot's Roomba vacuum cleaner marked the arrival of mobile robotic appliances. Yet the company's CEO and co-founder is cautious about the future of more advanced humanoid robots. |
PC Magazine
May 20, 2009
Lance Ulanoff |
The Future of Robots: Prepare to Be Underwhelmed Still waiting for that ultimate robot companion? Don't hold your breath. |
Popular Mechanics
May 20, 2008
Erik Sofge |
The Problem With Asimo: Tabloid Humanoid Is Holding Back Bots Forget what Honda's 4-ft. 3-in.-tall humanoid robot Asimo can and cannot do: When will this robot get a job? |
BusinessWeek
July 19, 2004 |
Ready To Buy A Home Robot? For a glimpse into the future, BusinessWeek checked out some of the most intriguing robotic developments -- things your digital home could grow to love. |
PC Magazine
December 14, 2005
Lance Ulanoff |
iRobot Scooba Floor Washing Robot This robot mop makes easy work of the dirtiest floor, but you'll pay handily and wait a while for it to get its work done. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
The New Age of Service Robots: From Fighting Fires to Serving Beer R2-D2 and Rosie the robot maid may be coming soon to a home, or nursing home, near you. Thanks to advances in computing and navigation technology, robots -- including sophisticated robot toys and appliances -- are now being developed to serve people directly. |
Popular Mechanics
January 10, 2008
Erik Sofge |
Robot Paradox: Automated Gizmos Are Ready for Home--Are We? Robotics for your home. |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2011
Dan Radovsky |
Attack of the Killer Appliances! iRobot is an up-and-comer in the growth industry of police and military tactical robots. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2006
Jack Uldrich |
Toyota Jumps the Competition Its latest robotic development suggests the the world's No. 2 automaker might not just be leaping its automotive competitors. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
iRobot Goes to the Dogs The consumer robotics specialist gets down and dirty with its new workshop automaton. The stock's languished trading provides a sharp contrast to the dynamic company that continues to grow sales on the consumer front. |
IndustryWeek
June 1, 2008
John Teresko |
A Robot that Can Smile or Frown MIT debuts Nexi, a robot with facial expressions. |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2012
Celia Gorman |
Is Slime Mold Smarter Than a Roomba? The humble protozoan glop can do some amazing things |
Inc.
July 1, 2003
Leigh Buchanan |
Death to Cool For years, iRobot designed stuff cool enough for the Sci-Fi Channel, but its new product sells on the Home Shopping Network. Here's how a boutique high-tech firm broke out by reinventing itself as an appliance company. |
The Motley Fool
October 23, 2009
Rich Smith |
Robots, Worldwide But it's home, where iRobot's robotic heart is. |
PC World
May 23, 2002
Martyn Williams |
Robots Strut and Sell at Japanese Show A growing population of mechanical attendees rolls into the second Robodex exhibition... |
The Motley Fool
October 4, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
iRobot's Emotional Appeal People's personal attachment to their Roomba vacuums bodes well for iRobot's future prospects. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Dueling Fools: iRobot Bull Investors, in the end, iRobot is too smart to fail. It's rich in patents, brainpower, and relevance in the consumer and military markets. Even if the numbers don't seem all that impressive, like all great technologies, good things come to those who wait. |
The Motley Fool
September 18, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
iRobot Loses a Battle Shares fall following news that a major contract to supply lightweight tactical robots to the U.S. Army was awarded to a rival. Investors, take note. |
Wired
January 2006
Robert Capps |
The 50 Best Robots Ever They're exploring the deep sea and distant planets. They're saving lives in the operating room and on the battlefield. They're transforming factory floors and filmmaking. |
PC World
October 2, 2006
Eric Butterfield |
The Future of Robots Tomorrow's domestic help at your service. |
The Motley Fool
September 28, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
iRobot Pokes Its Head Out of the Gutter A robot to clean gutters could provide a needed boost to iRobot, helping it's stock recover some of the ground it recently gave up when it lost a major battle to supply military robots to the U.S. Army. |
Entrepreneur
December 2005
Gisela M. Pedroza |
Tech Toy 12/05 Want a dog, but not sure if you're ready for the responsibility? Practice being master on WowWee's Robopet. |
BusinessWeek
March 3, 2011
Brian Bremner |
Service Robots: Rise of the Machines (Again) U.S. companies chase the fast-growing market for service bots |
The Motley Fool
May 23, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
2 Million Suckers Sold The consumer robotics specialist iRobot hits a big milestone with its vacuum-cleaning automatons. Investors, this is the ideal time to snap up a stake in the company at a relative bargain. |
Entrepreneur
April 2003
April Y. Pennington |
Mechanically Inclined These entrepreneurial robophiles take their business where no man has gone before. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2007
Erik Sofge |
Roomba 560 Sets Up Virtual Walls for Robo-Cleaning The new Roomba 560 is not only a harder worker than its forebears, but it's more focused, thanks to two Virtual Wall Lighthouses that regulate when the bot can cross open doorways. |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2010
Dave Mock |
3 Reasons to Sell iRobot Today Not everyone is on the buy side. |
The Motley Fool
October 23, 2008
Anders Bylund |
The Rise of the Robots The maker of military and household helper robots has just raised guidance -- while almost everyone else is cutting theirs. |
The Motley Fool
May 11, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Battle Bots at iRobot The consumer robotics specialist nabs a decorated general in its quest for growth. The shares haven't been as rewarding as the story -- for now -- but this is a long-term pick with some more exciting fiscal deployments to go before it's ready to retire. |
BusinessWeek
September 5, 2005
Robert Barker |
A Robot That Could Hit A Wall iRobot, the makers of vacuum-robot Roomba, will soon release Scooba, an all-in-one house cleaning robot. iRobot is also preparing an IPO, though it's hard to determine what the company's true valuation should be. |
Wired
September 2000 |
Telefriend Meet iRobot, the smartest webcam on wheels |
Home Toys
June 2002
Galaasen & Hengl |
Robotic Technology Has Arrived With the increased use of microchips in equipment such as appliances, heating and cooling systems, entertainment systems, fire and burglar alarms and the general trend towards home automation, advanced personal robotics naturally follows. |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2008
Rich Smith |
iRobot: All Gas, No Brakes Two significant new announcements from iRobot. |
Wired
July 2004
Robert Capps |
The Humanoid Race Machines are getting more and more like the rest of us. A piece-by-piece guide to the globe's most advanced bots. |
Entrepreneur
January 2008
Amanda C. Kooser |
Rise of the Robots Robots are well on their way from the pages of science fiction to your front door. In fact, advanced humanoid robots could be a part of our everyday life as early as 10 years from now. |
InternetNews
April 4, 2006
Tim Scannell |
The Next Battlefront For Robots Military robots may be at the front lines, but researchers are now looking at ways to use them to improve medicine and elder lifestyles. |
Salon.com
February 25, 2002
John Glassie |
Flesh, robots and God Are they becoming us or are we becoming them? One of the world's leading roboticists discusses the machines in our future -- their ability to think, feel, reproduce and achieve personhood... |
PC Magazine
November 2, 2004
Daniel S. Evans |
Jetsonize Your Home High tech gadgets for your home: The AOS iSeePet is a combination webcam and pet feeder... Sony AIBO dog-like robot... Aquabot Turbo T2 will scrub, vacuum, and filter algae from most residential pools... etc. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
iRobot vs. New Oriental Education: iRobot In honor of the annual NCAA College Basketball Tournament, a.k.a. March Madness -- here is "Stock Madness 2007." If iRobot's aim is true, this stock is a bargain at today's levels. |
CIO
August 27, 2008
Kristin Burnham |
5 Things iRobot President Helen Greiner Has Learned About Innovation Helen Greiner is president and co-founder of iRobot, a company that invents military and household robots. Innovation, she says, is the essence of her business. |
The Motley Fool
August 29, 2005
Tom Taulli |
iRobot Marches on Wall Street The iRobot IPO will be a big test. Will investors take a flier on a money-losing company? |
PC Magazine
April 18, 2007
Erik Rhey |
Q&A: iRobot Co-Founder Helen Greiner The co-founder and chairman of the board for iRobot talks about the future of helper robots, the PackBot in war zones, and women in technology. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2007
Steven Cherry |
Robots, Incorporated Microsoft's best and brightest are quietly trying to bring robotics into the mainstream. Good robotics programming is far harder than writing a typical application for personal computers. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
From R2D2 to Spirit and Beyond: What's in Store for Intelligent Robots? While we tend to imagine robots in terms of sci-fi adventures and movies, or as legions of automatons replacing human workers in the job force, the truth may be more mundane and less sinister. |
Popular Mechanics
December 4, 2007
Erik Sofge |
First Firefighting Robots Deployed, Could Spark Autonomous Dept. Bomb-squad bots are already a common tool for local law enforcement agencies and the military, but remote-controlled firefighters are just now making it into the field. |
The Motley Fool
November 20, 2006
Jack Uldrich |
Are Intuitive Surgical and iRobot Just Babies? Robotic technology is still in the early stages of its development, and it will only get better. The best time for investors to jump in is when that company is young. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
Growing Robots From the Ground Up Patient, long-term investors are encouraged to stay abreast of trends in the robotics field because as people become more comfortable with robots, the field will grow up fast. |
