December 13, 2007 Known for an array of intelligent machines from home helpers to military aides, iRobot has just announced an upgrade to its PackBot with the addition of a Mapping Kit. They new ...

Almost three years into the Iraq conflict and four into the Afghanistan war, the phrase "improvised explosive devices" has become one that is met with hesitation. This is a new style of combat that's ...

April 18, 2007: The U.S. Army is moving up the deployment of its new infantry robot, the SUGV (Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle). This is a smaller version of the PackBot, which is made by iRobot ...

The company’s Warrior and PackBot military robots are carrying out inspections and other duties at a nuclear power plant in South Carolina. Last fall, operator Progress Energy purchased one Warrior ...

iRobot's 510 PackBot on display at the annual Association of the US Army conference at Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., on Monday, October 12, 2015. The next generation of ...

This isn’t the dumbest idea in the history of military robotics. But it sure as sugar ain’t the smartest, either. The kit is designed to be man-packable and could be used by civilian teams for ...

While many of us may ooh and ahh at the new iPhone apps reaching the consumer level, a pair from the University of South Florida has coded a native iPhone application that can operate iRobot’s Packbot ...

Using the iPhone to control teams of drones was just the start. Now, a University of South Florida team has figured out how to take over one of the military’s most popular ground robots with Steve ...

Naval Sea Systems Command just announced a $26m buy of bomb disposal robots from iRobot, the company that makes the Roomba home vacuum robot, Defense Industry Daily reports. Under the terms, iRobot ...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Almost three years into the Iraq conflict and four into the Afghanistan war, the phrase "improvised explosive devices" has become one that is met with hesitation. This is ...