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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 May 23, 2008 Rich Smith	iRobot's Military Math iRobot announces a pair of contracts with the U.S. Army, and apparent price breaks for their No. 1 customer.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2008 Rich Smith	iRobot Finds Free Money The government announces it's giving not one, not two, but six little grants to the little robot-maker -- totaling $4.4 million in all.
The Motley Fool December 5, 2011 Navneet Bajaj	Why I'm Putting iRobot on My Watchlist This stock deserves a look.
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.
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.
The Motley Fool September 18, 2007 Jack Uldrich	iRobot Loses a Battle Shares fall following news that a major contract to supply lightweight tactical robots to the U.S. Army was awarded to a rival. Investors, take note.
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.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2006 Jack Uldrich	Onward Robotic Soldiers A major Defense Department initiative could be a boon to robot manufacturers. Investors, take note.
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
National Defense September 2013 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Army Seeks Robots That Are Interoperable With Allies From disarming improvised explosive devices to scoping out buildings before troops arrive, unmanned ground vehicles have played an integral role in warfare over the last decade. U.S. forces and NATO allies are now seeking to collaboratively develop UGVs.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005 Ben Ames	Smaller Sensors Make Unmanned Vehicles Smarter Army researchers are now developing another part of FCS-an armed robotic vehicle (ARV) that uses autonomous sensors and weapons to minimize soldiers' battlefield exposure.
IEEE Spectrum December 2007 Erico Guizzo	$280 Million Robot Dustup Roomba maker accuses military contract winner of stealing trade secrets.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2009 John Keller	Unmanned Vehicles Leave Boot Camp to Join the Regular Forces Unmanned vehicles are becoming plentiful on-and over-the modern battlefield, yet these automated systems until recently have been seen largely as military curiosities, not standard equipment. That's all about to change.
The Motley Fool April 3, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	iRobot Is in the Navy The consumer robotics specialist continues to make tactical inroads with its military products. Investors, take note.
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.
National Defense July 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Canada Buys Bomb Detecting Robots In April, 20 iRobot 510 PackBot CBRNe systems were delivered to the Canadian Department of National Defence.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2010 Rich Smith	iRobot Defeats General Dynamics iRobot is winning the autonomous navigation system war -- without even firing a shot.
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 April 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Defense Dept. Forecasts Greater Use of Robots in Ground Combat Officials who oversee robot technology development at the Defense Department say it is just the beginning.
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.
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..
National Defense September 2007 Breanne Wagner	Navigation System Advances Army's Pursuit of Unmanned Vehicles The Army will begin a series of tests in October that could demonstrate whether ground combat robots can find their way autonomously in the battlefield.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2009 John Keller	The time has come for military ground robots Military robots for ground applications are coming into their own as U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) leaders are increasing their reliance on unmanned ground vehicles.
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.
National Defense August 2008 Sandra I. Erwin	Future Combat Systems Accelerated, One More Time Watchers of the Army's largest ever high-tech weapons project, the Future Combat Systems, may have experienced a classic case of deja vu last month -- when the service announced its latest plan to rush FCS technologies to the front lines.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2007 Jack Uldrich	iRobot Pokes Its Head Out of the Gutter A robot to clean gutters could provide a needed boost to iRobot, helping it's stock recover some of the ground it recently gave up when it lost a major battle to supply military robots to the U.S. Army.
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.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2009 John Keller	A Detailed Look at the Pentagon's $5.4 Billion Plan in 2010 to Develop and Deploy U.S. military forces plan to spend nearly $5.4 billion next year on unmanned vehicle (UV) technology for air, ground, and maritime applications.
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.
National Defense August 2015 Jon Harper	Market for Ground Robots Poised for a Turnaround The market for ground robots is set to expand as technology advancements give the machines greater utility on the battlefield and elsewhere, according to defense officials and industry experts.
The Motley Fool December 4, 2006 Jack Uldrich	Build Your Own Robot iRobot's adoption of the open-source movement is a smart, strategic move. To the extent that hackers are successful, it will be good news for both iRobot and its investors, because it will mean that the firm's bots will become the base platform for new capabilities.
The Motley Fool February 11, 2009 Rich Smith	iRobot Building New Friends? Potential rivals could actually be the roboticist's newest allies.
Popular Mechanics August 14, 2009 Joe Pappalardo	Autonomous Autos: New Kit Converts Any Vehicle Into a Robot (With Video) Utah-based Kairos Autonomi sells a conversion kit called the Pronto4 Strap-On Autonomy System that can transform any steered vehicle into an autonomous unmanned ground vehicle.
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?
National Defense November 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Pentagon Publishes New Safety Guidelines For Unmanned Vehicles These comprehensive safety guidelines cover the design and operation of joint-service unmanned vehicles -- including unmanned aircraft and ground- and sea-based vehicles.
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.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2006 John McHale	Robots Are Fearless The U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems program will integrate unmanned ground vehicles into a future force. Autonomous ground vehicles promise to be a major paradigm shift in ground warfare.
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The Motley Fool February 18, 2010 Rich Smith	iRobot Sweeps the Street $0.20 in Q4 earnings crush Street estimates by a margin of 25%.
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Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2006 Ben Ames	Army's Next-Generation Humvee Will Use Networked Vetronics In a departure from using trucks that are simple workhorses, Army leaders have required that each vehicle be packed with electronics.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2007 Rich Smith	Fool on the Street: iRobot Is Mutating The news out of iRobot's recent second-quarter earnings report was not entirely good. Thanks to a drawdown (and discounting) in inventories of domestic-servant robots -- Roombas and their ilk -- margins declined significantly.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004	Unmanned vehicles: one of the hottest technologies going Unmanned air, ground, and underwater vehicles are finding important new niches in military and aerospace applications.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005 John McHale	Unmanned Vehicles: A Tactical Advantage and a Rich Market The obvious advantage on the battlefield translates into greater demand for all types of unmanned vehicles creating an industry that some estimate will have a value of about $22 billion worldwide in 10 years-and that is just for UAVs, the most mature unmanned platform.
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Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2008 John McHale	Unmanned Systems Impact Battlefield and the Market Despite a lowing economy, the market for unmanned systems is expect grow significantly over the next five years with various market studies seeing a double-digit billion dollar market.
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