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iRobot Corporation (IRBT)On Nov 18: 9.11   0.00 (0.00%)  
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iRobot Corporation
8 Crosby Drive
Bedford, MA 01730
United States - Map
Phone: 781-430-3000
Fax: 781-430-3001
Web Site: http://www.irobot.com

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Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Consumer Goods
Industry:Appliances
Full Time Employees:505

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
iRobot Corporation designs, develops, and markets robots to consumer, government, and industrial markets in the United States and internationally. The company offers consumer products, such as floor vacuuming robots, floor washing robots, and gutter cleaning robots, and pool cleaning robots, as well as virtual visiting and programmable robots. Its government and industrial products include PackBot and PackBot 510 line of unmanned ground robots; prototype R-Gator unmanned ground vehicles; iRobot PackBot 510 with EOD kit that adapts to various improvised explosive devices, conventional ordnance, and SWAT missions; and iRobot PackBot 510 with FasTac kit to investigate suspicious objects, and to identify roadside bombs and IEDs. The company also provides its PackBot products in various configurations, including iRobot PackBot Scout for military operations in urban terrain and battle missions; iRobot PackBot Explorer to perform real-time targeting and battle damage assessment; iRobot PackBot EOD to conduct explosive ordnance disposal, hazardous materials, search-and-surveillance, and law enforcement tasks; and iRobot PackBot with ICx fido explosives detection kit to screen packages and dangerous items. iRobot Corporation sells its products through chain stores and national retailers, as well as through online to consumers, the U.S. military, and other government agencies. It has strategic alliances with The Boeing Company, Advanced Scientific Concepts, Inc., TASER International, Inc., Deere & Company, and The Clorox Company. The company was founded in 1990. It was formerly known as IS Robotics, Inc. and changed its name to IS Robotics Corporation in 1994. Further, the company changed its name to iRobot Corporation in 2000. iRobot Corporation is based in Bedford, Massachusetts.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    iRobot Corporation's Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Nov-08 is better than 29.9% of Russell 3000 companies and 42.4% of Consumer Durables & Apparel companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Colin Angle , 41
    Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Exec. Officer
    $ 324.00K $ 5.00M
    Ms. Helen Greiner , 40
    Co-Founder
    N/A N/A
    Vice Admiral Joseph W. Dyer , 61
    Pres of Gov. & Industrial Robots Division
    $ 300.00K $ 2.12M
    Mr. John J. Leahy , 50
    Chief Financial Officer
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Glen D. Weinstein , 37
    Sr. VP and Gen. Counsel
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-07 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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