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iRobot Corporation: Robots that make a difference

Date:Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Time:6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Networking:6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner:7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Speaker:7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Location:Ventana Grill
Cost:$30.00 for early registration (ends Monday, March 22, 2010), $35.00 after early registration (ends Wednesday, March 24, 2010)

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iRobot Corporation: Robots that make a difference

Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Date: Mar. 24, 2010
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Networking: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner: 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Speaker: 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Cost: $30.00 for early registration (ends Monday, March 22 2010), $35.00 after early registration (ends Wednesday, March 24 2010)
Location: Map It Ventana Grill
2555 Price Street
Pismo Beach
California, 93449
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Founded in 1990 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology roboticists, iRobot Corp. specializes in robots that help people complete tasks with better results. The company’s robots can navigate in complex and dynamic real-world situations. To date, the company has sold more than 5 million home robots worldwide, making iRobot Roomba® the best-selling home cleaning robot in history. Also, more than 3,000 iRobot PackBot® Tactical Mobile Robots have been delivered to a broad range of military and public safety organizations worldwide. These robots have performed tens of thousands of missions in Iraq and Afghanistan and are credited with saving scores of lives.

Pavlo Rudakevych is a research engineer and has led the company’s research and design center in San Luis Obispo since 1998. His team has worked on robots that crawl, squirm, walk, fly and swim. Pavlo will provide an overview of the company, a history of some of the work done locally, current products, and prospects for the future.

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  • Pavlo Rudakevych - iRobot
Jon Pollock wrote
on Thu, Mar 4 2010
I bought a Roomba Pet Series for my wife for Christmas last year. Initially, she was exactly thrilled that I bought her a vacuum as a gift, however, she has come to love it. With two labradors, our house used to be constantly covered with dog hair. Now, we simply activate the Roomba before we leave for work and the floors are spotless when we return. When its battery level is running low, it will find its way back to the dock to charge for the next day. Pretty amazing!!