The Rise of Autonomous Warfare In the modern world, the concept of autonomous warfare is no longer a distant dream but a present reality. Robots designed for war have advanced at a pace that rivals ...

The PackBot was one of iRobot's first military-oriented robots. It was part of a 1998 DARPA contract that iRobot won to create a mobile robot soldiers could carry around on the battlefield.

For more than three decades, iRobot has been a pioneer in the robotics and consumer electronics industries. It’s no exaggeration to say that our success is almost entirely due to the mission ...

Features and controls of the iRobot PackBot are demonstrated at the iRobot offices on Aug. 24, 2012 in Bedford, Massachusetts. Ann Hermes/The Christian Science Monitor via Getty Images ...

In some respects, PackBot — now the domain of iRobot’s defense division, which the company sold to Arlington Capital Partners for $45 million in February 2016 — became a symbol of iRobot’s ...

iRobot has used its new design, software, and data science strategies to expand into new areas, using an approach to the smart home that is different from its big tech rivals.

Features and controls of the iRobot PackBot are demonstrated at the iRobot offices on Aug. 24, 2012 in Bedford, Massachusetts. Ann Hermes/The Christian Science Monitor via Getty Images iRobot ...

IRobot is best known for its friendly Roomba vacuum robot, but the company got its start making military robots, such as the PackBot, which is popular in war zones.

Manufacturer iRobot has managed to integrate tools to detect dangerous chemical, biological and explosive hazards into its base model, the 60-pound 510 PackBot.

Manufacturer iRobot has managed to integrate tools to detect dangerous chemical, biological and explosive hazards into its base model, the 60-pound 510 PackBot. According to Tim Trainer, vice ...

BEDFORD — IRobot Corp. said Monday that it received a $9.8 million order from the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Cmmand to supply 75 of its SUGV robot systems. In a press release, the company said… ...

Hitching a flying drone to a rolling iRobot PackBot robot, USMC gave the robotic duo a mission: Locate a green marker out in the field, take a photo, and email it back to HQ.