iRobot to Demo military robots at National Press Club

iRobot will show off its growing array of military hardware at the National Press Club on June 6, featuring test drives and marking the delivery of the 1,000th iRobot PackBot.

Here's the press release:
Press Release Source: iRobot Corp.

iRobot to Demonstrate Life-Saving Military Robots at National Press Club
Wednesday May 30, 3:48 pm ET
Robot Test Drive and Demo Event Marks 1,000th PackBot Delivered

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iRobot Corp.:

WHAT: iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ:IRBT - News) will demonstrate its full line of
life-saving military robots for media and VIP guests at a
robot "test drive and demo day" marking the delivery of the
1,000th iRobot PackBot(R) robot. See demonstrations up close,
speak with soldiers who have used robots in combat, test drive
and manipulate the following robots through challenging
situations and obstacle courses:

-- The life-saving iRobot PackBot 510 robot, featuring
iRobot's newest hand controller innovation: a
videogame-style controller for today's generation of
soldiers
-- The iRobot PackBot EOD for discovering and disarming
improvised explosive devices (IEDs), the biggest threat to
our troops in Iraq
-- The iRobot PackBot with ICx Fido payload (by ICx Nomadics),
a bomb-sniffing robot that can detect unseen explosives by
their vapors
-- The iRobot PackBot with RedOwl Advanced Sniper Detection
System, which can detect and locate snipers and mortars on
the very first shot fired at personnel or vehicles
-- The iRobot Warrior(TM), a powerful and rugged 250-pound
robot ideal for the toughest field missions, including
explosive ordnance disposal, battlefield casualty
extraction and firefighting
-- The iRobot John Deere R-Gator(TM) autonomous unmanned
ground vehicle, designed for use as a scout, perimeter
guard or supply carrier.

WHO: iRobot is a leader in behavior-based robots that deliver new
and better ways of tackling dull, dirty or dangerous tasks.
iRobot PackBot robots have performed tens of thousands of
missions in Iraq and Afghanistan and are credited with saving
soldiers' lives. Visit iRobot at www.irobot.com.

WHEN: Wednesday, June 6, 2007, agenda as follows

0830 Call to Order
0835 Welcome, Vice Admiral Joe Dyer (U.S. Navy, Ret.),
president, iRobot
0840 Opening Remarks, Helen Greiner, co-founder and
chairman, iRobot
0845 Special Guest
0850 A Soldier's Tale, Sgt. Tommy Rieman, America's Army
Real Hero
0900-1100 Robot demonstrations and test drives

WHERE: National Press Club Ballroom, 529 14th Street NW, Washington,
D.C.

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