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HBS Working Knowledge
March 15, 2004
Martha Lagace |
The Perils of Hiring Friends and Strangers Finding the right people to fight on your side is one of the toughest parts of being an entrepreneur. In a panel at the 2004 Entrepreneurship Conference, four people who had spent time in the trenches shared lessons learned.   |
InternetNews
April 4, 2006
Tim Scannell |
The Next Battlefront For Robots Military robots may be at the front lines, but researchers are now looking at ways to use them to improve medicine and elder lifestyles. |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 21, 2005
Sean Silverthorne |
Lessons of Successful Entrepreneurs The best way to become an entrepreneur is to jump into the water and get your feet wet, said several successful businessmen at the Harvard Business School Entrepreneurship Conference. |
HBS Working Knowledge
April 18, 2005
Martha Lagace |
Creating Opportunities in the Sports World Sports is a fun and fascinating business, and offers a wide-open playing field for entrepreneurs. Here's how to become a player. |
CIO
August 27, 2008
Kristin Burnham |
5 Things iRobot President Helen Greiner Has Learned About Innovation Helen Greiner is president and co-founder of iRobot, a company that invents military and household robots. Innovation, she says, is the essence of her business. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2005 |
Army unmanned ground systems go where humans cannot Retired Navy Vice Adm. Joe Dyer, executive vice president and general manager of iRobot's Government & Industrial Robots division, answers questions about the recently released -- the PackBot Explorer. |
The Motley Fool
February 11, 2009
Rich Smith |
iRobot Building New Friends? Potential rivals could actually be the roboticist's newest allies. |
HBS Working Knowledge
December 8, 2003
Sean Silverthorne |
Unique Challenges for European Entrepreneurs European customers don't trust unproven companies, so how do entrepreneurs get a foot in? |
The Motley Fool
September 29, 2006
Jack Uldrich |
iRobot: Bordering on Opportunity? iRobot -- by helping to secure our borders -- could be very well-positioned to receive some healthy government contracts. If so, the company and its investors could be bordering on a real opportunity. |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2007
Erico Guizzo |
$280 Million Robot Dustup Roomba maker accuses military contract winner of stealing trade secrets. |
The Motley Fool
April 24, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Honey, I Shrunk the Military Robots The consumer robotics specialist gets small with its latest creation. iRobot machines can get soldiers out of combative jams and consumers out of filthy homes, so it may be just a matter of time before shareholders catch a break, too. |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2011
Dan Radovsky |
Attack of the Killer Appliances! iRobot is an up-and-comer in the growth industry of police and military tactical robots. |
The Motley Fool
January 29, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
iRobot Is the Bomb Yes, the company finds itself trading for less than its $24 IPO price, but as long as there are bombs worth disarming and dirty floors worth cleaning, it's really just a matter of time before humans see more merit in iRobot. |
National Defense
February 2012
Stew Magnuson |
Robot-Makers Ponder Next Moves as Wars Wind Down The end of the nearly nine-year war closed one chapter for a technology that came into its own during the conflict. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2006
Sheryl Garrett |
The True Entrepreneur Most people work for themselves to make more money and have more control, but being a successful entrepreneur involves a lot more. |
Entrepreneur
April 2003
April Y. Pennington |
Mechanically Inclined These entrepreneurial robophiles take their business where no man has gone before. |
IndustryWeek
June 1, 2008
John Teresko |
A Robot that Can Smile or Frown MIT debuts Nexi, a robot with facial expressions. |
IndustryWeek
December 1, 2002
Jill Jusko |
The Robot Evolution MIT's Rodney A. Brooks is among researchers leading the charge to develop a smarter and more useful artificial creature. |
National Defense
June 2008
Stew Magnuson |
First Responders Slow to Take Up Robot Technology First responders investigating potential incendiary devices are utilizing the latest robotic devices, but other parts of the emergency services community have been slow to take up the technology. |
The Motley Fool
March 28, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Love and War at iRobot The consumer robotics specialist gets drafted for more military duty. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Dueling Fools: iRobot Bull Investors, in the end, iRobot is too smart to fail. It's rich in patents, brainpower, and relevance in the consumer and military markets. Even if the numbers don't seem all that impressive, like all great technologies, good things come to those who wait. |
PC Magazine
April 18, 2007
Erik Rhey |
Q&A: iRobot Co-Founder Helen Greiner The co-founder and chairman of the board for iRobot talks about the future of helper robots, the PackBot in war zones, and women in technology. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2008
Courtney E. Howard |
iRobot Advances State of the Art in Military Robotics iRobot engineers are applying mobile robot design and production experience to deliver a robot that is small, inexpensive, intelligent, and robust. |
National Defense
July 2006
Sandra I. Erwin |
Next-Generation Robots: Bigger and Better? The exploits of bomb-sniffing robots in Iraq and Afghanistan have solidified their role as useful combat tools, but the technology needs to be pushed much further, say robot designers and engineers. |
National Defense
May 2013
Valerie Insinna |
Opportunities for Non-Military Robots Increase In the last decade, the U.S. military poured money into unmanned ground systems to help protect troops against improvised explosive devices, but the Defense Department won't need all those robots once the war in Afghanistan comes to a close. |
The Motley Fool
May 22, 2008
Rich Smith |
Fool on the Street: It Cleans, It Kills, It's iRobot Listen in as CEO Colin Angle tells you all about iRobot in the company's recent conference call.. |
AskMen.com
Samuel Hui |
6 Traits Of An Entrepreneur There are certain qualities that set the best entrepreneurs apart from those that were not meant to be. |
Inc.
July 1, 2003
Leigh Buchanan |
Death to Cool For years, iRobot designed stuff cool enough for the Sci-Fi Channel, but its new product sells on the Home Shopping Network. Here's how a boutique high-tech firm broke out by reinventing itself as an appliance company. |
BusinessWeek
July 19, 2004 |
A Chat With Roomba Man The surprise success of iRobot's Roomba vacuum cleaner marked the arrival of mobile robotic appliances. Yet the company's CEO and co-founder is cautious about the future of more advanced humanoid robots. |
HBS Working Knowledge
February 4, 2008
Sean Silverthorne |
Putting Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector A new model for the social sector based on entrepreneurship would allow organizations to create more value with their limited resources and tap additional resources not directly under their control. |
The Motley Fool
January 17, 2008
Rich Smith |
IRBT SUGV -- ASAP! The Pentagon has asked iRobot to get 25 SUGVs ready for testing by April. |
The Motley Fool
December 5, 2011
Navneet Bajaj |
Why I'm Putting iRobot on My Watchlist This stock deserves a look. |
Fast Company
August 2005
Chuck Salter |
Protect This House Kevin Plank's improbable hit -- a sweat-wicking undershirt -- kicked off the fastest-growing category of sportswear. Now Nike and other megabrands are in hot pursuit of Under Armour. Welcome to the disrupter's dilemma. |
PC World
February 11, 2002
Nancy Weil |
What Are the Hot Trends in Technology? Security, artificial intelligence and 3G networks are the next big things, according to experts gathered at Harvard... |
Entrepreneur
January 2004
Joshua Kurlantzick |
About Face The face of entrepreneurship has evolved over the years, and today, it's dramatically different. But what will the entrepreneur of the future look like? |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2010 |
Military robots to be delivered to U.S. Army by iRobot in $35.3 million contract U.S. Army leaders needed military robots for unmanned ground vehicle applications. They found their solution from iRobot in Bedford, Mass. |
Wired
April 21, 2008
Noah Shachtman |
Who Stole the Plans for iRobot's Battle Bots? Jameel Ahed left iRobot to start his own robotics company. His former employers soon realized that their new competitor had taken confidential company documents with him when he left |
The Motley Fool
May 11, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Battle Bots at iRobot The consumer robotics specialist nabs a decorated general in its quest for growth. The shares haven't been as rewarding as the story -- for now -- but this is a long-term pick with some more exciting fiscal deployments to go before it's ready to retire. |
The Motley Fool
August 14, 2006
Jack Uldrich |
iRobot Fights for Freedom If the company can become a powerful ally for aging boomers who are seeking to stay in their homes longer, it will also become a profitable ally for investors who believe in the promise of its robotic technology. |
HBS Working Knowledge
December 8, 2003
Sean Silverthorne |
Why Europe Lags in Pharmaceuticals and Biotech Governmental, cultural and academic differences are hurting Europe's chances of gaining on the U.S. Can anything be done? |
HBS Working Knowledge
November 3, 2003
Baker Library Staff |
HBS Entrepreneurs in Their Own Words The experiences and wisdom of twenty-seven leading entrepreneurs are captured on a new Web page from Harvard Business School. |
The Motley Fool
June 2, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Mr. Roboto Enlists A $64 million contract from the Navy couldn't come at a better time for iRobot. Investors, take note. |
Entrepreneur
July 2006
Nichole L. Torres |
Girls Club Today's college women are gearing up to be tomorrow's entrepreneurs. |
HBS Working Knowledge
February 2, 2009
Sarah Jane Gilbert |
The Success of Persistent Entrepreneurs When it comes to entrepreneurship, nothing says success like a track record of previous wins. |
The Motley Fool
June 25, 2010
Rich Smith |
Time to Buy iRobot? Analysts at Morgan Keegan don't think so, but what do they know? iRobot's dominance in home and military robots is as obvious as its undervaluation is hidden. |
HBS Working Knowledge
January 26, 2004
Stark & Lagace |
How Women Can Get More Venture Capital What is it like today for women entrepreneurs in their quest for venture capital funding? In an interview, Harvard professor Myra M. Hart shares her latest research and ideas. |
National Defense
May 2008
Stew Magnuson |
Ground Robots' Place in Military At Risk, Experts Warn With the success of explosive ordnance disposal robots in Iraq and Afghanistan, one might assume that "mechanical soldiers" are here to stay. But that might not be the case. |
Job Journal
January 25, 2004
Bob Rosner |
Going to Work for Yourself A few questions before you jump into self-employment. |
The Motley Fool
August 29, 2005
Tom Taulli |
iRobot Marches on Wall Street The iRobot IPO will be a big test. Will investors take a flier on a money-losing company? |
Entrepreneur
June 2003
David Newton |
Not So Fast! Studies show many of you entrepreneurs aren't looking before you leap. |
