Inside the Lab Sparking the Robot revolution (IRBT)

It is just astounding how important iRobot is to the entire robotics scene, especially in and around the Boston schools. The stock is at $35.02 up a couple pennies.
From Bloomberg:


For example, the robot company Jeff Bezos is invested in was founded by a co-founder of iRobot.
Some of our IRBT posts:
May 2013
iRobot Gets Security Contract for 2014 World Cup (IRBT)

The stock is up 57 cents at $34.00.
This is not the company it was five years ago.

Jan. 29 
Robopocalypse: iRobot files patent for machine that 3D prints autonomously (IRBT)
Feb. 6 
iRobot Just Violated Asimov's First Law of Robotics (IRBT)

Back to IRBT, I used to think of them as a niche player with the Roomba. Then they go and do something like this, reported Jan. 29: 

iRobot files patent for machine that 3D prints autonomously

Apr. 24 

iRobot Stock Had a Good Year This Morning (IRBT)

What had been a one trick pony oddity has turned into the pure play publicly traded robot company. That said the company has to keep  innovating product to take over from the Roomba.

Jan. 7

Fire the Pool Boy: iRobot Unveils Swimming Pool Cleaning Robot (IRBT)

Or at least pay the poor kid for having to put up with you.
The stock closed at $20.56, down 16 cents.  ...

And many more over the years.