|
Balance Sheet Cash Flow Statement 8 Crosby Dr. Bedford, MA 01730 MA Tel. 781-430-3000 Fax 781-430-3001 |
Type: Public
On the web:
http://www.irobot.com
Employees:
479
Employee growth: 13.2%
If you're a fan of the old Jetsons episodes, you'll probably appreciate iRobot. The company makes robots for all sorts of applications, from government and military to home appliances. Its Roomba FloorVac and Scooba are the first of their kind to automatically clean floors. iRobot also makes the Looj gutter-cleaning 'bot, the Seaglider unmanned underwater robot for use in oceans, and the PackBot, which performs battlefield reconnaissance and bomb disposal for the US Army. iRobot boasts offices in the US and Hong Kong and sells its products through retailers worldwide. The company was founded in 1990 by robot engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. iRobot acquired Nekton Research in 2008.
Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $307.6M
One year growth: 23.5%
Net income: $0.8M
Income growth: (91.7%)
Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Colin M. Angle
EVP, CFO, and Treasurer: John J. Leahy
VP Marketing Communications: Nancy Dussault Smith
Competitors:
Electrolux
Lockheed Martin
Samsung Electronics
