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{{Azienda

| nome = iRobot Corporation

| logo = IRobot Logo.svg

| immagine = Irobotheadquarters.jpg

|logo_dimensione =

| didascalia = Sede iRobot a Bedford

|immagine =

| forma societaria =

|didascalia =

| data fondazione = 1990

|tipo =

|borse forza cat anno =

| luogo fondazione = [[Bedford (Massachusetts)]]

|data_fondazione = 1990

| fondatori = [[Rodney Brooks]], [[Colin Angle]] e [[Helen Greiner]]

|forza_cat_anno =

| data chiusura =

|luogo_fondazione = [[Bedford (Massachusetts)]]

| causa chiusura =

|fondatori = [[Rodney Brooks]], [[Colin Angle]] and [[Helen Greiner]]

| nazione = USA

|data_chiusura =

|nazione sede = USA

|nazioni gruppo =

| controllate =

|sede =

|gruppo persone chiave =

| settore = robotica

|filiali =

| prodotti =

|persone_chiave = [[Rodney Brooks]], Founder<br />[[Colin Angle]], Founder/CEO/Chairman<br />[[Helen Greiner]], Founder

| fatturato = 833,95 milioni [[Dollaro statunitense|USD]]

|industria =

| anno fatturato = 2017

|prodotti = robotica

| utile netto = 50,96 milioni [[Dollaro statunitense|USD]]

|fatturato = 400.95 milioni [[Dollaro statunitense|USD]]<ref name="AR2010">{{Cita web|url=http://investor.irobot.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=193096&p=irol-reportsannual |titolo=2010 iRobot Annual Report |editore=iRobot|accesso=8 febbraio 2012}}</ref>

| anno utile netto = 2017

|anno_fatturato = 2010

| dipendenti = 423

|margine d'intermediazione =

| anno dipendenti = 2007

|anno_margine d'intermediazione =

| slogan = Build cool stuff, deliver great products, make money, have fun, change the world

|risultato operativo = 33.47 milioni [[Dollaro statunitense|USD]]<ref name="AR2010"/>

| note =

|anno_risultato operativo = 2010

|utile netto = 25.51 milioni [[Dollaro statunitense|USD]]<ref name="AR2010"/>

|anno_utile netto = 2010

|dipendenti = 423

|anno_dipendenti = 2007

|slogan = Build cool stuff, deliver great products, make money, have fun, change the world

|note =

}}

'''iRobot Corporation''' è un'azienda fondata nel 1990 che progetta e realizza [[robot|robot domestici]] per la pulizia della casa e [[robot militare|robot militari]] per compiti di pulizia.

[[File:Irobotheadquarters.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Sede iRobot a Bedford]]

'''iRobot Corporation''' è un'azienda fondata nel 1990 che progetta e realizza [[robot domestico|robot domestici]] per la pulizia della casa e [[robot militare|robot militari]] per compiti di pulizia.

==Storia==

iRobot venne fondata nel 1990 da [[Rodney Brooks]], [[Colin Angle]] e [[Helen Greiner]] dopo aver lavorato al ''[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]'' presso loil ''[[MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory]]''.

Nel 1998 l'azienda riceve un contratto [[DARPA]] per lo sviluppo del [[PackBot]]. Nel settembre 2002, iRobot presenta [[Roomba]], che vende un milione di esemplari nel giro di pochi anni.<ref>{{cita web |url=http://www.irobot.com/million_roombas/million.htm |titolo=Copia archiviata |accesso=26 marzo 2013 |urlmorto=sì |urlarchivio=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512005148/http://www.irobot.com/million_roombas/million.htm |dataarchivio=12 maggio 2013 }}</ref> iRobot viene quotata in borsa presso il [[NASDAQ]] nel novembre 2005, simbolo IRBT. Nel settembre 2012 iRobot annuncia l'acqusizioneacquisizione di [[Evolution Robotics]], costruttore del Mint.<ref name="Acquisition press release">[http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=203 About iRobot<!-- Titolo generato automaticamente -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103091646/http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=203 |data=3 gennaio 2012 }}</ref> iRobot al 2012 ha venduto 8 milioni di robot domestici e 5.000 robot militari.<ref>[{{Cita web |url=http://www.irobot.com/us/Company/About/Our_History.aspx |titolo=iRobot: Our History<!-- Titolo generato automaticamente -->] |accesso=26 marzo 2014 |urlarchivio=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331185030/http://www.irobot.com/us/Company/About/Our_History.aspx |dataarchivio=31 marzo 2014 |urlmorto=sì }}</ref>

Come robot [[artificiere]] usato in [[Iraq]] e [[Afghanistan]], PackBots è stato anche usato per il [[disastro di Fukushima Dai-ichi]]<ref>[httphttps://www.engadget.com/2011/04/18/irobot-packbots-enter-fukushima-nuclear-plant-to-gather-data-ta/ iRobot Packbots enter Fukushima nuclear plant to gather data, take photos, save lives (video)<!-- Titolo generato automaticamente -->]</ref> e [[IRobot Seaglider]] nel [[disastro ambientale della piattaforma petrolifera Deepwater Horizon]].<ref>[http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2012/09/12/packbots-roombas-and-now-healthcare-the-irobot-story/?single_page=true iRobot and healthcare<!-- Titolo generato automaticamente -->]</ref>

==Robot domestici==

===Roomba===

{{Vedi anche|Roomba}}

[[Roomba]] è un [[aspirapolvere]] robot commercializzato per la prima volta nel 2002. L'azienda intenzionalmente permette ai clienti di ''hackerare'' il robot per migliorarne le funzionalità. L'[[Application programming interface|API]] è pubblico e la porta seriale facilmente accessibile.<ref>{{Cita news|url=httphttps://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/10/colin-angle-irobot-ceo/all/1 |pubblicazione=[[Wired.com]] |nome1=Mic |cognome1=Wright |titolo=The Wired Interview: iRobot CEO Colin Angle |data=23 ottobre 2010}}</ref>

===Scooba===

{{Vedi anche|Scooba}}

Scooba è il robot domestico iRobot per lavare i pavimenti. Commercializzato per la prima volta nel 2005 e su larga scala nel 2006.

===Create===

Create è un robot per hobby del 2007.

{{Vedi anche|iRobot Create}}

Create è un robot per hobby del 2007.

===Verro===

Verro è un pulitore di piscine in commercio dall'aprile del 2007.<ref>{{cita web|url=http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=316|titolo=iRobot Verro Pool Cleaning Robot|urlmorto=sì|urlarchivio=https://web.archive.org/web/20070517105133/http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=316|dataarchivio=17 maggio 2007}}</ref>

{{Vedi anche|iRobot Verro}}

Verro è un pulitore di piscine in commercio dall'aprile del 2007.<ref>[http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=316 iRobot Verro Pool Cleaning Robot]</ref>

=== Looj ===

{{Vedi anche|Looj}}

Looj è un puliscigrondaie presentato nel settembre 2007.

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===Prodotti non più in commercio===

====Dirt Dog====

{{Vedi anche|iRobot Dirt Dog}}

Dirt Dog is designed for workshop use and was released in 2006. This product picks up small objects such as [[Nut (hardware)|nuts]], [[Bolted joint|bolts]], dirt, and debris from a workshop or similar floor. The unit can be used on hard floors, shop carpets and industrial floor surfaces.<ref>[http://store.irobot.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2475131 iRobot - iRobot Dirt Dog Shop Sweeping Robot]</ref> The Dirt Dog was discontinued in late 2010.

====My Real Baby====

[[My Real Baby]] was a robotic toy marketed by iRobot from 2000 and produced in partnership with the toy manufacturer [[Hasbro]]. It is no longer in production. This product, which was meant to look like a human infant, employed animatronic facial expressions and was developed from an emotionally expressive and responsive robot developed by iRobot corporation called "IT."

=====ConnectR=====

Connect R was made in 2010 and then discountiuned.

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== Robot militari ==

===Prima generazione===

* ''Genghis'' (1991) <!--was iRobot's first robot. It was designed as a test platform for researchers. The robot is currently at the [[National Air and Space Museum|Smithsonian Air and Space Museum]]-->

* ''Ariel'' (1996) <!--is a crab-like robot designed to remove mines, both in and out of water.-->

* ''Urbie'' (1997) <!--was a [[proof of concept]] robot designed for urban environments. The platform was designed with two [[tank]]-like tracks so it could climb stairs. Urbie was field tested at [[Fort Benning]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Stati Uniti d'America|USA]]; one model was gifted to a local high school on indefinite loan in 2005. High school students at Columbus High School in [[Columbus, GA]], reconditioned the robot and created a usage manual for future students to continue to benefit from Urbie's list of talents. Photographs of Urbie at different events can be viewed at http://www.columbus2space.org/. Urbie is built around a light, machined aluminum chassis. The exterior consists of flat aluminum plates, bent at the front and back, which are attached to the chassis with small hex screws. 2 dc motors power the forward rotating arms, while 2 slightly larger dc motors power the body length treads. From the outside, Urbie is an exact replica of the PackBot Scout. The front compartment holds 2 banks of LEDs, one white light, the other infrared. The center-front compartment holds a video camera and an infrared camera. Both cameras' images are transmitted back to a handheld LCD screen and remote control console via a single antenna. The image that is transmitted back is controlled by a mechanical switch, thrown remotely inside the chassis by a remote controlled actuator. The motors are controlled the same way that a remote control airplane or car is. The ability to reverse the tread direction on both sides gives the robot a 0 degree turn radius. In 2006, the exterior body was refinished, the antennas were repaired (replaced by a fishing pole) and some of the interior electronics were updated. The robot is simply constructed, with basic electronic controls, and is the same physical design as the current PackBots, it only lacks the digital processor.-->

* ''SWARM'' <!--is an [[Swarm intelligence|artificial intelligence]] research project designed to develop algorithms for swarms of hundreds of individual robots. This project is sponsored by [[DARPA]].-->

===PackBot===

''PackBot'' è prodotto in serie. Più di 2.000 esemplari sono presenti in Iraq e Afghanistan.<ref>{{Cita web |anno=2009 |url=http://www.roboticstrends.com/service_robotics/article/irobot_delivers_2000th_packbot_robot/T |titolo=iRobot Delivers 2,000th PackBot Robot |accesso=7 febbraio 2009 |urlmorto=sì |urlarchivio=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226222212/http://www.roboticstrends.com/service_robotics/article/irobot_delivers_2000th_packbot_robot/T |dataarchivio=26 febbraio 2009 }}</ref>

{{Vedi anche|PackBot}}

* ''PackBot'' è prodotto in serie. Più di 2.000 esemplari sono presenti in Iraq e Afghanistan.<ref>{{Cita web|anno=2009 |url= http://www.roboticstrends.com/service_robotics/article/irobot_delivers_2000th_packbot_robot/T |titolo=iRobot Delivers 2,000th PackBot Robot |accesso=7 febbraio 2009 }}</ref>

===SUGV===

{{Vedi anche|Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle}}

* Robot per [[United States Army]] [[Future Combat Systems]].

# '''[[R-Gator]]'''

===Warrior===

{{Vedi anche|iRobot Warrior}}

<!--* ''Warrior'', currently in development (expected deployment in 2008<ref>[http://www.fool.com/News/mft/2006/mft06102701.htm?source=eptyholnk303100&logvisit=y&npu=y Attack of the iRobot]</ref>), is a {{convert|250|lb|abbr=on}} machine that can travel up to {{convert|12|mph}} through rough terrain and up and down stairs while carrying payloads weighing over {{convert|100|lbs}}. Its potential uses include [[bomb disposal]], battlefield casualty extraction and [[firefighting]].<ref>[http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/robots/irobot-warrior-if-your-house-is-really-really-dirty-205970.php iRobot Warrior: If Your House is Really, Really Dirty]</ref> -->

===R-Gator===

{{Vedi anche|iRobot R-Gator}}

<!--* ''[[R-Gator]]'', a product of a partnership with [[Deere & Company|John Deere Corporation]], is a small utility vehicle with a robotics package added. It is capable of autonomous operation including waypoint following with obstacle avoidance, following dismounted infantry and other vehicles and semi-autonomous operation such as teleoperation with obstacle avoidance. Vehicles are currently in production.<ref>http://www.deere.com/en_US/contractsales/fedmilitarysales/media/pdf/R-Gator_Brochure.pdf</ref><ref>[http://www.gizmag.com/go/3382/ R-Gator unmanned military ground vehicle unveiled]</ref> -->

===Negotiator===

{{Vedi anche|iRobot Negotiator}}

<!--* ''Negotiator'' is a man-portable civil-response surveillance and reconnaissance robot.<ref>http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=138</ref> -->

===Transphibian===

{{Vedi anche|iRobot Transphibian}}

<!--* ''Transphibian'' is a man-portable [[UUV]] and bottom crawler that autonomously inserts itself into the water and operates in a shallow area. It is designed for mine detection, harbor defense and surveillance.<ref>http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=428</ref> -->

===Chembot===

<!--* ''Chembot'' is a [[DARPA]]-funded prototype of a shape-shifting robot without motors, wheels or any rigid elements. It runs on chemical power and is made using [[dielectric elastomers]], which are extremely flexible and can alter their shape in electric or magnetic fields. Ultimately, the program aims to build a robot that is completely squishy and able to squeeze through a hole 'the size of a 10 pence coin'.<ref name="technology.timesonline.co.uk">{{cite news| url=http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6389337.ece | work=The Times | ___location=London | title=iRobot where the Terminator is coming to life | first=Mark | last=Harris | date=2009-05-31 | accessdate=2010-05-05}}</ref> -->

===Ember===

<!--* ''Ember'' is a prototype miniature, tracked robot, weighing around 1&nbsp;lb and costing so little to make that it is intended to be virtually disposable. ''Ember'' moves at walking pace, can right itself when it is turned over and is controlled by a simple touchscreen application on an Apple iPhone. ''Ember'' is a military robot designed to boost radio communications and capture video footage to aid infantry warfighters.<ref name="technology.timesonline.co.uk"/> -->

===AIRarm===

<!--AIRarm is an inflatable arm robot developed by iRobot. The inflatable arm uses pumps to inflate the arm. Since the arm uses strings and actuators, no motors were used at the joints.<ref name=ieee-airarm>{{cite web|last=Ackerman|first=Evan|title=iRobot Developing Inflatable Robot Arms, Inflatable Robots|url=http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/military-robots/irobot-developing-inflatable-robot-arms-inflatable-robots|publisher=IEEE Spectrum Automaton|accessdate=24 August 2012}}</ref> -->

===FirstLook===

<!--FirstLook is a small reconnaissance robot weighing {{convert|5.2|lb|kg|abbr=on}} with a top speed of {{convert|3.8|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} and line-of-sight control range of {{convert|200|m|yd|0|abbr=on}}. It has visible and thermal cameras and infrared sensors to gather and transmit images of buildings, caves, or other locations. It can participate in explosive ordnance disposal by carrying {{convert|2.5|lb|kg|abbr=on}} of C4 explosive to an IED. The robot has the ability to mesh together a network of feeds from other robots to extend the range of its sensors. The FirstLook has CBRN detectors and is semi-autonomous, meaning it can perform tasks like course correction and flipping itself over without direct intervention. 100 were bought by [[JIEDDO]] in March 2012 and the Pentagon has ordered hundreds more.<ref>[http://defensetech.org/2014/01/03/pentagon-orders-hundreds-more-firstlook-robots/ Pentagon Orders Hundreds more FirstLook Robots] - Defensetech.org, 3 January 2014</ref> -->

==Robot sanitari==

===RP-VITA===

<!--* RP-VITA, or Remote Presence Virtual + Independent Telemedicine Assistant, is a medical robot jointly produced with InTouch Health. The robot will be cloud-connected and have access to a patient's medical record, and will also be able to plug in diagnostic devices such as stethoscopes, otoscopes, and ultrasound.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.discovery.com/tech/telemedicine-robot-120725.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 |title=Robot Doctor Will Now See You |work=Discovery News|first=Nic|last=Halverson}}</ref> -->

==''Research'' e doppio ruolo==

===Ranger===

{{Vedi anche|iRobot Ranger}}

<!--* ''Ranger'' is a man-portable [[UUV]] that supports technology development related to mine warfare, expeditionary warfare, homeland defense, underwater surveillance / reconnaissance and other missions. Ranger is also suitable for ocean research and commercial applications related to search and survey.<ref>http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=427</ref> -->

===Seaglider===

{{Vedi anche|iRobot Seaglider}}

<!--* ''Seaglider'' is a long-range dual-role [[autonomous underwater vehicle]] entering production under an exclusive manufacturing agreement from the [[University of Washington]]. Capable of operating for months over thousands of kilometers on a single battery charge, networked Seagliders provide scientists and naval intelligence with cost-effective real-time access to oceanographic measurements.<ref>http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/06/19/no-one-lives-in-this-submarine/</ref><ref>http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/irobot-to-convert-uws-seaglider-into-military-drones/</ref> The Seaglider is also used in military applications where it is more usually designated as an [[unmanned underwater vehicle]].-->

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==Voci correlate==

* [[Artificial Intelligence]]

* [[Autonomous research robot]]

* [[DARPA]]

* [[Robot domesticoDomotica]]

* [[HomeIntelligenza automationartificiale]]

* [[Neato Robotics]]

* [[Robot]]

* [[Roomba]]

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==Collegamenti esterni==

* {{Collegamenti esterni}}

* {{en}} [http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6389337.ece Visit to iRobot and interview with Joe Dyer.] [[The Sunday Times]] 31 May 2009, Mark Harris

* {{cita web|http://features.engadget.com/entry/8154940951659251/|Interview with Helen Greiner, the cofounder of iRobot|lingua=en}}

* {{en}} [http://www.roboticall.com/category/robotic-vacuum-cleaners Roboticall.com] Most detailed iRobot vacuum cleaner reviews

* {{cita web|http://www.irobot-reviews.com/|Irobot Reviews|lingua=en}}

* {{cita web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/16/technology/16robots.html?pagewanted=1|titolo=New York Times article about military robots including iRobot's packbot|lingua=en}}

* {{cita web|http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2005/10/04/robotic_vacuum_maker_bu_team_up_on_antisniper_device/|iRobot on antisniper device|lingua=en}}

* {{cita web|http://www.army-technology.com/projects/irobot-310-sugv-us/|iRobot 310 SUGV|lingua=en}}

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