About Us

iRobot designs and builds robots that make a difference.

iRobot was founded in 1990 when Massachusetts Institute of Technology roboticists Colin Angle and Helen Greiner teamed up with their professor Dr. Rodney Brooks with the vision of making practical robots a reality.

In 2008 iRobot generated more than $307 million in revenue and employed more than 400 of the robot industry’s top professionals, including mechanical, electrical and software engineers and related support staff. iRobot stock trades on the NASDAQ stock market under the ticker symbol IRBT.

iRobot’s corporate headquarters are located in Bedford, Mass. The company also has offices in Virginia, North Carolina, California, the United Kingdom, France, India, China and Hong Kong.

About Our Robots

iRobot has made some of the world’s most important robots.

iRobot Home Robots: The smarter way to get it done

iRobot’s home robots are revolutionizing the way people clean – inside and out. The award-winning iRobot® Roomba® floor vacuuming robot is leading the charge; more than 2 million have been sold worldwide. Roomba made practical robots a reality for the first time and showed the world that robots are here to stay.

About Our Role In The Robot Industry
As a pioneer in the emerging robot industry, iRobot’s goal is to drive innovation, serve as an industry catalyst and change the world by fueling the era of robots.

To support and encourage the development of new robot technology, iRobot provides platforms for easy integration and creation of new robot payloads, behaviors and applications.

iRobot Aware 2.0 robot intelligence software provides third-party developers with an architecture for developing networked, behavior-based robot applications. The Robot Developer’s Kit, a set of hardware tools, is designed to give developers a head start in creating advanced payloads and capabilities for all iRobot platforms. The iRobot PackBot with ICx Fido Explosives Detection Kit, an advanced security solution that identifies explosive vapors, is just one example of a successful third-party development partnership.

With the iRobot Create Programmable Mobile Robot, developers, hackers and aspiring roboticists can develop new robot applications out of the box, without having to build a mobile robot from scratch.

In addition, iRobot’s unique Educational Outreach Program is designed to inspire elementary and high school students to choose careers in the robot industry and become the roboticists of tomorrow.

With nearly two decades of leadership in the robot industry, iRobot remains committed to providing platforms for invention and discovery, developing key partnerships to foster technological exploration and building robots that improve the standards of living and safety worldwide.