EMC's $178M bid doesn't pass muster with board of directors Byteandswitch.com, NY - 14 hours ago Iomega also offers a 500-Gbyte Ultramax hard disk drive, as does rival Buffalo. With all this going on, it seems Iomega believes itself in a position to do …

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Here’s a great read about one of the pioneers of the robotics industry, Joseph Engelberger. Enjoy. (iRobot gets a brief mention.)
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iRobot needs to restock the Home Shopping Network, which is sold out of the VERY popular Roomba 535 and nearly out of Scoobas.
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CNET suggests that iRobot’s Griffon (a.k.a. the Flying PackBot) deserves another look, and could even spark a DARPA challenge, in this post. I’ve noted the Griffon before (it was a 2003 project); pics and videos are still available at Brian Yamauchi’s web site. Tags: iRobot, PackBot
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iRobot’s big Roomba TV commercial from last year is STILL coming under criticism, this time in Brandweek, which complains about a marketing trend of making dad look like a, well, ass. You can watch the iRobot Roomba TV commercial here. Tags: iRobot, marketing
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Those long-rumored sex robots (remember the movies A.I. or Blade Runner?) could have spared Eliot Spitzer a lifetime of shame and a shattered career. Perhaps iRobot should start up an “iRobot After Dark” division, and pitch it as a way to keep politicians out of legal trouble? Given that Eliot Spitzer, or “Client 9,” is said to have paid $4,300 for two hours, iRobot could certainly find some lucre at the other end of the sleaze rainbow. Tags: robots, Eliot Spitzer
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