Editing IRobot (section)

===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]].