cleaning robots By patrickireland Jan 1, 1990 MIT roboticists Colin Angle, Helen Greiner and Rodney Brooks co-found iRobot. http://www.irobot.com/About-iRobot/Company-Information/History.aspx Jan 1, 1991 iRobot develops Genghis™, a robot designed for space exploration. http://www.irobot.com/About-iRobot/Company-Information/History.aspx Jan 1, 1996 iRobot develops Ariel™, a robot that detects and eliminates mines in surf zones. http://www.irobot.com/About-iRobot/Company-Information/History.aspx Jan 1, 1998 iRobot wins DARPA contract to build a tactical mobile robot, leading to development of iRobot PackBot®. http://www.irobot.com/About-iRobot/Company-Information/History.aspx Jan 1, 2001 The iRobot PackBot® searches at the World Trade Center after the September 11 terrorist attacks. http://www.irobot.com/About-iRobot/Company-Information/History.aspx Jan 1, 2015 cleaning robots http://www.irobot.com/About-iRobot/Company-Information/History.aspx
