iRobot
American technology company that produces consumer and military robots
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Boris Sofman: Waymo, Cozmo, Self-Driving Cars, and the Future of Robotics | Lex Fridman Podcast #241
Lex Fridman
A robotics company cited as an example of successful pivot and thriving by focusing on a profitable product (Roomba vacuum cleaner) to fund other ventures.

Kate Darling: Social Robotics | Lex Fridman Podcast #98
Lex Fridman
The company that manufactured the PackBot robot.

Rodney Brooks: Robotics | Lex Fridman Podcast #217
Lex Fridman
A highly successful robotics company co-founded by Rodney Brooks, known for products like the Roomba.

Wojciech Zaremba: OpenAI Codex, GPT-3, Robotics, and the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #215
Lex Fridman
A robotics company co-founded by Rodney Brooks, known for deploying millions of robots in homes.

Machines, Creativity & Love | Dr. Lex Fridman
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Manufacturer of Roomba vacuum cleaners, which Lex Fridman uses for his personal experiments.

Colin Angle: iRobot CEO | Lex Fridman Podcast #39
Lex Fridman
Colin Angle's robotics company that has been creating robots for consumers for 29 years, selling over 25 million units, including the Roomba, Braava, and Terra.

David Chalmers: What is Consciousness? | AI Podcast Clips
Lex Fridman
A company that makes robots, mentioned by the interviewer in relation to the idea of robot consciousness.

David Chalmers: The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #69
Lex Fridman
The company that manufactures Roomba, mentioned by the host.

Russ Tedrake: Underactuated Robotics, Control, Dynamics and Touch | Lex Fridman Podcast #114
Lex Fridman
Cited as an example of a robotics company that went through significant challenges to succeed with a single product, the Roomba.

Rana el Kaliouby: Emotion AI, Social Robots, and Self-Driving Cars | Lex Fridman Podcast #322
Lex Fridman
Company that created Roomba, acquired by Amazon; discussed as a platform for understanding home behaviors and robot-human connections.

Travis Oliphant: NumPy, SciPy, Anaconda, Python & Scientific Programming | Lex Fridman Podcast #224
Lex Fridman
Manufacturer of Roomba robots, criticized by Lex for its generic, corporate marketing that fails to highlight the underlying engineering and innovation.

Ayanna Howard: Human-Robot Interaction & Ethics of Safety-Critical Systems | Lex Fridman Podcast #66
Lex Fridman
A robotics company known for its Roomba vacuum cleaners, highlighted for its successful journey from military contracts to consumer product-market fit.