Irobot articles

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  Robot helps house-bound boy attend school

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 17, 2013 07:47 am + 10 comments

  When Lyndon Baty was born six weeks premature with a life-threatening condition, polycystic kidney Continue reading…

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  FDA approves first autonomous telemedicine robot for use in hospitals

  By Chris Welch on January 25, 2013 11:40 am + 17 comments

  iRobot and InTouch Health have received the FDA's stamp of approval for their RP-VITA autonomous Continue reading…

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  Your robot butler is still a decade away, iRobot CEO says

  By Paul Miller on January 10, 2013 12:42 pm + 18 comments

  I got a chance to speak with iRobot CEO Colin Angle at CES this week, and he gave me a nice Continue reading…

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  Adaptable 'Baxter' robot could help businesses compete with cheap foreign labor

  By Louis Goddard on September 18, 2012 06:50 am + 36 comments

  A new industrial robot designed to be adaptable, safe, and easy to program could take over a number Continue reading…

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  iRobot expands hard floor-cleaning options with acquisition of Mint's Evolution Robotics

  By Sam Byford on September 17, 2012 10:24 pm + 5 comments

  iRobot, creator of the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner, has acquired rival firm Evolution Robotics for Continue reading…

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  DARPA's new AIR robot can pick up objects with its inflatable arm

  By Andrew Webster on August 21, 2012 09:50 am + 4 comments

  iRobot is working on a new design that's on the softer side of the robotic spectrum — an Continue reading…

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  iRobot and InTouch Health announce RP-VITA 'telemedicine' robot

  By Dieter Bohn on July 24, 2012 12:01 am + 3 comments

  iRobot is taking its Ava robot platform and bringing it into the healthcare space, partnering with Continue reading…

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  DARPA-developed suspension makes a smooth ride for robots

  By Andrew Webster on March 26, 2012 09:39 am + 8 comments

  The Department of Research and Defense has unveiled a new advanced suspension system that lets Continue reading…

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  iRobot ups the cleaning ante with new Scooba 390 floor-scrubbing robot

  By Bryan Bishop on March 15, 2012 06:00 am + 8 comments

  We were blown away by iRobot's Ava prototype at CES this year, but the company's consumer bread and Continue reading…

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  iRobot's Mark Chiappetta on robots in the home: 'There needs to be a practical problem to solve at a price we can solve it'

  By Paul Miller on January 11, 2012 02:40 pm + 10 comments

  After running the iRobot Ava ragged in The Verge trailer, I sat down with the robot's creator, Mark Continue reading…