Modular, adaptable and expandable, 510 PackBot is a tactical mobile robot that performs multiple missions while keeping warfighters and first responders out of harm’s way.

- Bomb Disposal / EOD (IEDs / VBIEDs / UXO)
- Surveillance / Reconnaissance
- Checkpoints / Inspections / Explosives Detection
- Route Clearance
- Explosive Hazard Identification (IEDs / VBIEDs / UXOs)
- Hazardous Materials Detection

iRobot and Boeing have teamed to develop SUGV (Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle), a tactical mobile robot that gathers situational awareness in dangerous conditions while keeping warfighters and public safety professionals out of harm’s way.

- Surveillance / Reconnaissance
- Bomb Disposal / EOD (IEDs / VBIEDs / UXO)
- Checkpoints / Inspections / Explosives Detection

The iRobot 710 Warrior is a powerful and rugged robot that carries heavy payloads, travels over rough terrain and climbs stairs while performing a variety of critical missions:

- Bomb Disposal / EOD (IEDs / VBIEDs / UXOs)
- Route Clearance
- Surveillance / Reconnaissance

The iRobot 210 Negotiator performs basic reconnaissance, increasing situational awareness in dangerous scenarios for public safety professionals:

- SWAT / First Responders / Bomb Squads
- Surveillance / Reconnaissance
- Hazardous Material Detection

The iRobot 1KA Seaglider is a deep-diving UUV designed for missions lasting many months and covering thousands of miles. Seaglider measures temperature, salinity and other quantities in the ocean, sending back data using global satellite telemetry. More than 120 Seaglider UUVs have been delivered to customers worldwide, including the U.S. Navy, government agencies and research organizations.

- Oceanography
- Surveillance / Reconnaissance
- Harbor Defense

15A Ranger is an A-sized, man-portable UUV that supports technology development related to mine warfare, expeditionary warfare, homeland defense, underwater surveillance / reconnaissance and other missions. 15A Ranger is also well suited for ocean research and commercial applications related to search and survey.


- Mine Detection
- Harbor Defense
- Surveillance / Reconnaissance
- Oceanography

The iRobot Transphibian, a fin-powered vehicle that is both a mobile UUV and a bottom crawler, can autonomously insert itself into the water and operate in a very shallow area. The fins enable the robot to navigate with 6 degrees of freedom – even in surge – to avoid obstacles and maneuver in tight spaces. Expandable and adaptable, Transphibian supports a wide variety of defense, first responder and commercial applications.

- Mine Detection
- Harbor Defense
- Surveillance / Reconnaissance

Making robots work together

Collaborative systems enable ground, air and underwater robots to work effectively in teams.

Mobile robots are used today in a many-to-one relationship, requiring two soldiers to operate one robot. The future of mobile robots is true force multiplication: one soldier in a secure location directing the actions of multiple unmanned systems in a fully-networked and collaborative environment, including air-ground-sea collaborative autonomy.

Making robots work independently

Semi-autonomous operations enable robots to perform tasks with limited human supervision.

While teleoperated robots need a person to control every move, semi-autonomous operations enable robots to think and act intelligently. Research Group projects cover a number of areas, including perception for robot autonomy, autonomous behaviors and autonomous navigation.

Making robots work in new ways

Advanced Platforms provide new robotics technologies that transform the ways robots move through the world and interact with their environments.

Some technologies expand the boundaries of mobile robots, others leave those boundaries behind. These projects use basic scientific research to provide new technologies that revolutionize mobile robots.

Making robots work with people

Human-Robot Interaction is a broad area of study covering multiple robot command and control and direct interaction with robots through gesture and speech.

Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) is a broad area of study covering robot command and control, how information is presented to the user and how data from one unmanned system fuses into the situational awareness of the overall mission. Several Research Group projects focus on multi-robot control and natural HRI.

As a member of our latest generation of home robots, the iRobot Roomba 530 Vacuum Cleaning Robot features iRobot's newest innovations for dramatically improved performance, reliability and durability. It systematically cleans 3-4 rooms on a single charge, gets into hard-to-reach areas like wall edges and beneath furniture, avoids stairs and other drop offs and automatically adjusts from carpets to hard floors and back again. Two Virtual Walls® tell Roomba where to clean by restricting off-limit areas. Roomba returns to its self-charging Home Base to dock and recharge between cleaning cycles so it's always ready to clean.

Smart, effective cleaning tactics:
- Powerful vacuum and rotating brushes
- Knows where to clean — and where not to
- Cleans under and around furniture, corners, along walls
- Automatically adjusts from carpets to hard floors
- Returns to Home Base

As a member of our latest generation of robots, the iRobot Roomba 560 Vacuum Cleaning Robot features iRobot's newest innovations for dramatically improved performance, reliability and durability. Schedule up to seven different cleaning times per week for Roomba to clean when it's most convenient for you - whether you're at home or on the go. Roomba systematically cleans four rooms on a single charge, gets into hard-to-reach areas like wall edges and beneath furniture, avoids stairs and other drop offs and automatically adjusts from carpets to hard floors and back again. Two Virtual Wall® Lighthouses confine Roomba to a room until the entire floor is vacuumed before it moves on to clean the next room. When the job is done, or when the battery is running low, Roomba automatically returns to its self-charging Home Base to dock and recharge.

Smart, effective cleaning tactics:
- Powerful vacuum and rotating brushes
- Autonomously navigates through rooms
- Cleans under and around furniture, corners, along walls
- Automatically adjusts from carpets to hard floors
- Returns to Home Base

iRobot brings interactive robot demonstrations to K-12 schools and hosts tours of our corporate headquarters to give students hands-on experience with robots.

STREAM, a hands-on workshop developed in partnership with the University of Massachusetts Lowell, shows K-12 teachers how robots can be used to teach STEM subjects.

iRobot is celebrating 20 years in business by bringing an exciting robotics roadshow to students at 20 schools across Massachusetts.

iRobot is founding co-sponsor of National Robotics Week, an annual event held the second week of April to promote STEM education.

iRobot partners with a variety of organizations to provide teachers and students with hands-on experience with robots.