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iRobot: Roomba and beyond
Boston based iRobot is best known for its range of robot vacuum cleaners – like the Roomba above. The company has now sold 10 million of these, but it also produces a number of other robots.
Image: iRobot
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The FirstLook, a.k.a. "Throwbot"
Here is one of its military models, the 'FirstLook' also known as the 'throw-bot' because it is light enough to throw through a window or onto a roof to use for surveillance. It's pictured here checking out one of its domestic siblings, iRobot's Scuba floor scrubbing machine.
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The 110 FirstLook
Here's the 110 FirstLook being put through its paces.
Image: Steve Ranger/TechRepublic
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Ava 500 telepresence robot
One of the company's most recent additions is this Ava 500 telepresence robot; here two iRobot execs have a conversation. The mobile robot can be programmed to travel to conference rooms or to glide to your desk for a meeting.
Image: Steve Ranger/TechRepublic
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FirstLook vs. Ava 500
Here's the FirstLook and the Ava 500 sizing each other up.
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PacBot
The PacBot is one of iRobot's larger defence models, deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Image: iRobot
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RP-Vita
This is the RP-Vita; similar to the Ava 500 but aimed at allowing doctors to conduct remote diagnosis.
Image: iRobot
iRobot: Roomba and beyond
Boston based iRobot is best known for its range of robot vacuum cleaners – like the Roomba above. The company has now sold 10 million of these, but it also produces a number of other robots.
Image: iRobot
By Steve Ranger
Steve Ranger is the UK editor-in-chief of ZDNet and TechRepublic. An award-winning journalist, Steve writes about the intersection of technology, business and culture, and regularly appears on TV and radio discussing tech issues. Previously he was th...