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The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Honey, I Shrunk the Military Robots The consumer robotics specialist gets small with its latest creation. iRobot machines can get soldiers out of combative jams and consumers out of filthy homes, so it may be just a matter of time before shareholders catch a break, too.
The Motley Fool April 3, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	iRobot Is in the Navy The consumer robotics specialist continues to make tactical inroads with its military products. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 28, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Love and War at iRobot The consumer robotics specialist gets drafted for more military duty. Investors, take note.
National Defense February 2012 Stew Magnuson	Robot-Makers Ponder Next Moves as Wars Wind Down The end of the nearly nine-year war closed one chapter for a technology that came into its own during the conflict.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2006 Jack Uldrich	iRobot: Bordering on Opportunity? iRobot -- by helping to secure our borders -- could be very well-positioned to receive some healthy government contracts. If so, the company and its investors could be bordering on a real opportunity.
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.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2008 Courtney E. Howard	iRobot Advances State of the Art in Military Robotics iRobot engineers are applying mobile robot design and production experience to deliver a robot that is small, inexpensive, intelligent, and robust.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	iRobot Is the Bomb Yes, the company finds itself trading for less than its $24 IPO price, but as long as there are bombs worth disarming and dirty floors worth cleaning, it's really just a matter of time before humans see more merit in iRobot.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2010	Military robots to be delivered to U.S. Army by iRobot in $35.3 million contract U.S. Army leaders needed military robots for unmanned ground vehicle applications. They found their solution from iRobot in Bedford, Mass.
The Motley Fool January 17, 2008 Rich Smith	IRBT SUGV -- ASAP! The Pentagon has asked iRobot to get 25 SUGVs ready for testing by April.
National Defense July 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Next-Generation Robots: Bigger and Better? The exploits of bomb-sniffing robots in Iraq and Afghanistan have solidified their role as useful combat tools, but the technology needs to be pushed much further, say robot designers and engineers.
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.
National Defense May 2008 Stew Magnuson	Ground Robots' Place in Military At Risk, Experts Warn With the success of explosive ordnance disposal robots in Iraq and Afghanistan, one might assume that "mechanical soldiers" are here to stay. But that might not be the case.
National Defense May 2013 Valerie Insinna	Opportunities for Non-Military Robots Increase In the last decade, the U.S. military poured money into unmanned ground systems to help protect troops against improvised explosive devices, but the Defense Department won't need all those robots once the war in Afghanistan comes to a close.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2005	Army unmanned ground systems go where humans cannot Retired Navy Vice Adm. Joe Dyer, executive vice president and general manager of iRobot's Government & Industrial Robots division, answers questions about the recently released -- the PackBot Explorer.
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.
PC Magazine January 29, 2004 Sebastian Rupley	Racy Robots Military aircraft inspired the slick-looking designs for a new line of robots from start-up company White Box Robotics. Unlike the predetermined features in most robots, White Box's robots will be designed to let each owner choose what his robot will do.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2010 Rich Smith	iRobot Defeats General Dynamics iRobot is winning the autonomous navigation system war -- without even firing a shot.
National Defense August 2015 Jon Harper	Market for Ground Robots Poised for a Turnaround The market for ground robots is set to expand as technology advancements give the machines greater utility on the battlefield and elsewhere, according to defense officials and industry experts.
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.
Popular Mechanics June 26, 2008 Joe Pappalardo	Shift on Future Combat Systems Will Rush High-Tech Gear to Iraq Pentagon officials announced big changes for its closely watched Future Combat Systems (FCS) program, aiming to bring combat sensors and robots to the battlefield more quickly.
National Defense April 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Defense Dept. Forecasts Greater Use of Robots in Ground Combat Officials who oversee robot technology development at the Defense Department say it is just the beginning.
The Motley Fool June 25, 2010 Rich Smith	Time to Buy iRobot? Analysts at Morgan Keegan don't think so, but what do they know? iRobot's dominance in home and military robots is as obvious as its undervaluation is hidden.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2010 Rich Smith	iRobot Sweeps the Street $0.20 in Q4 earnings crush Street estimates by a margin of 25%.
National Defense May 2008 Stew Magnuson	Navy to Field a Family of Next-Generation Bomb Disposal Robots The Navy will field a family of bomb disposal robots to replace the ad hoc commercial systems being used in Iraq and Afghanistan today.
The Motley Fool February 11, 2009 Rich Smith	iRobot Building New Friends? Potential rivals could actually be the roboticist's newest allies.
National Defense July 2006 Stew Magnuson	Bomb Disposal Teams Deliver Blunt Talk on Robots EOD specialists who served in Iraq recently had a chance to address the robot manufacturers, and tell them in sometimes brutally honest terms, what they liked and didn't like about the systems, and describe the often deadly hazards they faced daily.
National Defense March 2010 Stew Magnuson	Navy to Do Without Prime Contractors On New Bomb Disposal Robots The Navy this year will begin constructing its next-generation of explosive ordnance disposal robots.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2006 Rich Smith	Safety in Numbers What three recent armor contracts suggest about the future of UAVs and robots. From an investor's perspective, the conclusion is obvious: Buying shares of Ceradyne, General Dynamics, and Armor Holdings looks like a good bet.
National Defense October 2009 Stew Magnuson	Failure To Field The Right Robots Costs Lives, General Says The lives of 122 soldiers would have been saved if the right robots had been in place, said the commanding general of the Army's 3rd Armored Corps, at a recent industry conference.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2006 Tim Beyers	Mr. Roboto Enlists A $64 million contract from the Navy couldn't come at a better time for iRobot. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2008 Rich Smith	iRobot Finds Free Money The government announces it's giving not one, not two, but six little grants to the little robot-maker -- totaling $4.4 million in all.
The Motley Fool May 22, 2009 Rich Smith	Boeing Says A-B-C-U-Later to $160 Billion Program The Pentagon confirmed that it is officially putting an end to its "$160 billion" Future Combat Systems program in its current form, heading off taxpayer fears that runaway costs could morph FCS into a $300 billion boondoggle.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2007 Jack Uldrich	Park 'n' Save With Robots Consider some modest investments in the emerging field of robotics, then park those investments away.
National Defense June 2008 Stew Magnuson	First Responders Slow to Take Up Robot Technology First responders investigating potential incendiary devices are utilizing the latest robotic devices, but other parts of the emergency services community have been slow to take up the technology.
The Motley Fool December 5, 2011 Navneet Bajaj	Why I'm Putting iRobot on My Watchlist This stock deserves a look.
The Motley Fool May 22, 2008 Rich Smith	Fool on the Street: It Cleans, It Kills, It's iRobot Listen in as CEO Colin Angle tells you all about iRobot in the company's recent conference call..
National Defense May 2009 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Robots Are Major Players In U.S. Military Strategy The use of robots in warfare has long ceased to be a topic for science fiction and the technology has now become an essential component of the U.S. arsenal.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005 Ben Ames	Smaller Sensors Make Unmanned Vehicles Smarter Army researchers are now developing another part of FCS-an armed robotic vehicle (ARV) that uses autonomous sensors and weapons to minimize soldiers' battlefield exposure.
National Defense October 2013 Stew Magnuson	Reconnaissance Robots' Place on Battlefields Still Unsettled The fact that soldiers and Marines want small robots to perform reconnaissance and surveillance in battle zones -- particularly urban environments where they can be used to peer into buildings and around corners -- has been established.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004	Makers of ground robots ask for better sensors and communication links Troops in Iraq are in desperate need of unmanned ground systems (UGSs) to dispose of land mines and booby traps.
The Motley Fool September 6, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Unmanned Manhandling at AeroVironment The specialist in small unmanned aircraft systems takes off during its first fiscal quarter of 2008. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 20, 2007 Rich Smith	iRobot Gets a Bar Card The robot maker has no choice but to go after an ex-employee it claims infringed on its patents. What will it mean to investors?
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 August 9, 2010 Dave Mock	3 Reasons to Sell iRobot Today Not everyone is on the buy side.
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 16, 2007 Rich Smith	Fool on the Street: iRobot Is Mutating The news out of iRobot's recent second-quarter earnings report was not entirely good. Thanks to a drawdown (and discounting) in inventories of domestic-servant robots -- Roombas and their ilk -- margins declined significantly.
The Motley Fool October 10, 2008 Rich Smith	Neighbors Covet Lockheed's MULE Could it lose the robotic vehicle contract?
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.
The Motley Fool August 8, 2007 Rich Smith	Northrop Gains Air Superiority Northrop Grumman signs an important contract with the U.S. Navy to develop Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Keep an eye on Northrop, investors; they may be pulling ahead of competition as the nation's foremost military aircraft maker.