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==Military and policing robots==
[[Image:Packbot.PNG|thumb|A [[PackBot]] Scout robot shown with its second pair of treads in the horizontal position. This robot is conducting search and rescue at [[World Trade Center site|ground zero]] after the [[September 11, 2001 attacks|9/11]] terrorist attacks.]]

In April 2016, iRobot sold off its Defense & Security unit, with a new company being formed called Endeavor Robotics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/article/59288/irobot-s-defence-unit-relaunches-as-endeavor-robotics|title = Janes &#124; Latest defence and security news}}</ref> This unit became part of [[Teledyne FLIR]] in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2019/10/04/flir-buys-aria-patents-aiming-to-merge-ground-and.html |title=FLIR buys Aria patents, aiming to merge ground and drone robots for military use |date=October 4, 2019 |first=Lucia |last=Maffei |work=[[American City Business Journals]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/05/amazon-is-buying-irobot-for-1-7b/ |title=Amazon is buying iRobot for $1.7B |date=August 5, 2022 |work=[[TechCrunch]] |first=Brian |last=Heater}}</ref>

===First Generation Robots===
* ''[[Genghis_(robot)|Genghis]]'' (1991) was iRobot's first robot. It was designed as a test platform for researchers. The robot is currently at the [[National Air and Space Museum|Smithsonian Air and Space Museum]]
* ''Ariel'' (1996) is a crab-like robot designed to remove mines, both in and out of water.
* ''Urbie'' (1997) was a [[proof of concept]] robot designed for urban environments. The platform was designed with two [[tank]]-like tracks so it could climb stairs. Urbie was field tested at [[Fort Benning]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States; one model was gifted to a local high school on indefinite loan in 2005. High school students at Columbus High School in [[Columbus, Georgia]], reconditioned the robot and created a usage manual for future students to continue to benefit from Urbie's list of talents. Urbie is built around a light, machined aluminum chassis. The exterior consists of flat aluminum plates, bent at the front and back, which are attached to the chassis with small hex screws. 2 dc motors power the forward rotating arms, while 2 slightly larger dc motors power the body length treads. From the outside, Urbie is an exact replica of the PackBot Scout. The front compartment holds 2 banks of LEDs, one white light, the other infrared. The center-front compartment holds a video camera and an infrared camera. Both cameras' images are transmitted back to a handheld LCD screen and remote control console via a single antenna. The image that is transmitted back is controlled by a mechanical switch, thrown remotely inside the chassis by a remote controlled actuator. The motors are controlled the same way that a remote control airplane or car is. The ability to reverse the tread direction on both sides gives the robot a 0m turn radius. In 2006, the exterior body was refinished, the antennas were repaired (replaced by a fishing pole) and some of the interior electronics were updated. The robot is simply constructed, with basic electronic controls, and is the same physical design as the current PackBots, it only lacks the digital processor.
* ''SWARM'' is an [[Swarm intelligence|artificial intelligence]] research project designed to develop algorithms for swarms of hundreds of individual robots. This project is sponsored by [[DARPA]].

===PackBot===
{{Main|PackBot}}
* ''PackBot'' is a series of [[military robot]]s designed for situational awareness, reconnaissance, explosive ordnance disposal and other missions. As of 2009, the US military had more than 2000 PackBots that were on station in Iraq and Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite web | year=2009 | url=http://www.roboticstrends.com/service_robotics/article/irobot_delivers_2000th_packbot_robot/T | title=iRobot Delivers 2,000th PackBot Robot | access-date=February 7, 2009 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226222212/http://www.roboticstrends.com/service_robotics/article/irobot_delivers_2000th_packbot_robot/T | archive-date=February 26, 2009 }}</ref>

===SUGV===
{{Main|Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle}}
* iRobot's platform for the United States Army's [[Future Combat Systems]].

===Warrior===
{{main|iRobot Warrior}}
* ''Warrior'', currently in development (expected deployment in 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fool.com/News/mft/2006/mft06102701.htm?source=eptyholnk303100&logvisit=y&npu=y|archive-url=https://archive.today/20061201121319/http://www.fool.com/News/mft/2006/mft06102701.htm?source=eptyholnk303100&logvisit=y&npu=y|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 December 2006|title=Attack of the iRobot|author=Rick Aristotle Munarriz|date=27 October 2006|access-date=25 May 2015}}</ref>){{Update inline|date=October 2024}}, is a {{convert|250|lb|abbr=on}} machine that can travel up to {{convert|12|mph}}  through rough terrain and up and down stairs while carrying payloads weighing over {{convert|100|lbs}}. Its potential uses include [[bomb disposal]], battlefield casualty extraction and [[firefighting]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/robots/irobot-warrior-if-your-house-is-really-really-dirty-205970.php|title=iRobot Warrior: If Your House is Really, Really Dirty|author=Mark Wilson|publisher=Gawker Media|work=Gizmodo|date=7 October 2006 |access-date=25 May 2015}}</ref>

===R-Gator===
{{main|iRobot R-Gator}}
* ''[[R-Gator]]'', a product of a partnership with [[Deere & Company|John Deere Corporation]], is a small utility vehicle with a robotics package added. It is capable of autonomous operation including waypoint following with obstacle avoidance, following dismounted infantry and other vehicles and semi-autonomous operation such as teleoperation with obstacle avoidance. Vehicles are currently in production.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deere.com/en_US/contractsales/fedmilitarysales/media/pdf/R-Gator_Brochure.pdf|title=Government & Military - Federal & Military Sales - John Deere US|access-date=25 May 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927135009/http://www.deere.com/en_US/contractsales/fedmilitarysales/media/pdf/R-Gator_Brochure.pdf|archive-date=27 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gizmag.com/go/3382/|title=R-Gator unmanned military ground vehicle unveiled|date=29 October 2004|access-date=25 May 2015}}</ref>

===Negotiator===
{{main|iRobot Negotiator}}
* ''Negotiator'' is a man-portable civil-response surveillance and reconnaissance robot.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=138 |title=IRobot Corporation: Negotiator |access-date=2009-03-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218230209/http://irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=138 |archive-date=2009-02-18 }}</ref>

===Transphibian===
{{main|iRobot Transphibian}}
* ''Transphibian'' is a man-portable [[UUV]] and bottom crawler that autonomously inserts itself into the water and operates in a shallow area. It is designed for mine detection, harbor defense and surveillance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid%3D428 |title=IRobot Corporation: Transphibian |access-date=2009-03-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090317045420/http://irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=428 |archive-date=2009-03-17 }}</ref>

===Chembot===
* ''Chembot'' is a [[DARPA]]-funded prototype of a shape-shifting robot without motors, wheels or any rigid  elements. It runs on chemical power and is made using [[dielectric elastomers]], which are extremely flexible and can alter their shape in electric or magnetic fields. Ultimately, the program aims to build a robot that is completely squishy and able to squeeze through a hole 'the size of a 10 pence coin'.<ref name="technology.timesonline.co.uk">{{cite news| url=http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6389337.ece | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016034834/http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6389337.ece | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 16, 2009 | work=The Times | location=London | title=iRobot where the Terminator is coming to life | first=Mark | last=Harris | date=2009-05-31 | access-date=2010-05-05}}</ref>

===Ember===
* ''Ember'' is a prototype miniature, tracked robot, weighing around 1&nbsp;lb and costing so little to make that it is intended to be virtually disposable. ''Ember'' moves at walking pace, can right itself when it is turned over and is controlled by a simple touchscreen application on an Apple iPhone. ''Ember'' is a military robot designed to boost radio communications and capture video footage to aid infantry warfighters.<ref name="technology.timesonline.co.uk"/>

===AIRarm===
AIRarm is an inflatable arm robot developed by iRobot. The inflatable arm uses pumps to inflate the arm. Since the arm uses strings and actuators, no motors were used at the joints.<ref name=ieee-airarm>{{cite web|last=Ackerman|first=Evan|title=iRobot Developing Inflatable Robot Arms, Inflatable Robots|date=22 August 2012|url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/irobot-developing-inflatable-robot-arms-inflatable-robots|publisher=IEEE Spectrum Automaton|access-date=24 August 2012}}</ref>

===FirstLook===
FirstLook is a small reconnaissance robot weighing {{convert|5.2|lb|kg|abbr=on}} with a top speed of {{convert|3.8|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} and line-of-sight control range of {{convert|200|m|yd|0|abbr=on}}.  It has visible and thermal cameras and infrared sensors to gather and transmit images of buildings, caves, or other locations.  It can participate in explosive ordnance disposal by carrying {{convert|2.5|lb|kg|abbr=on}} of C4 explosive to an IED.  The robot has the ability to mesh together a network of feeds from other robots to extend the range of its sensors.  The FirstLook has CBRN detectors and is semi-autonomous, meaning it can perform tasks like course correction and flipping itself over without direct intervention.  100 were bought by [[JIEDDO]] in March 2012 and the Pentagon has ordered hundreds more.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20140104163128/http://defensetech.org/2014/01/03/pentagon-orders-hundreds-more-firstlook-robots/ Pentagon Orders Hundreds more FirstLook Robots]}} - Defensetech.org, 3 January 2014</ref>