Sweeping changes: How iRobot evolved from military robots to autonomous vacuums
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For a look at iRobot maker Roomba's long and winding past and a glimpse into its future, we spoke with CEO Colin Angle and CTO Chris Jones.
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s Roomba Deal Is Really About Mapping Your Home. In buying iRobot, the e-commerce titan gets a data collection machine that comes with a vacuum. : r/Futurology
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CBC News In Depth: Robotics
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Roomba owners can now customize their vacuum-cleaning robots, iRobot says - The Boston Globe
Would it be a good idea to replace human soldiers by robot soldiers? If you could be an army of 1 billion terminators, would you do it? - Quora
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iRobot: From Bomb Squads to Roombas, Here's What This Company Does - History-Computer
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iRobot Introduces World's Most Advanced 2-in-1 Robot Vacuum and Mop with Thoughtful iRobot OS 5.0 Updates
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Roomba 700 series robotic vacuum cleaner sold by iRobot.
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Power solutions for autonomous mobile robots: A survey - ScienceDirect
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The Era of Cleaning Robots & Top Cleaning Robots - Personal Robots
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iRobot sucks up Mint maker Evolution Robotics - CNET