News Release

BURLINGTON, Mass., July 31, 2006 – iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT) has been awarded a $3 million order by the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division to deliver iRobot PackBot® EOD robots to U.S. forces. An initial order was placed for 22 bomb disposal robots, spare parts and repair services. The robots will be used to train U.S. forces in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere to identify and dispose of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).

Under the terms of the Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract, the military could order up to $64.3 million of robots, spare parts, training and repair services. The contract was granted by the procurement office of the Naval Air Systems Command on behalf of the Robotic Systems Joint Project Office at Redstone Arsenal, Ala.

“We view this recent investment in iRobot PackBot robots as a strong vote of confidence on the part of our military customer,” said Vice Admiral Joe Dyer (U.S. Navy, ret.), president, iRobot Government & Industrial Robots. “The Robotic Systems Joint Project Office is committed to rapidly deploying life-saving technology to the battlefield and we are glad to be able to support its mission.”

To date, iRobot has delivered more than 500 PackBot robots to a broad range of military and civilian customers worldwide. The robots have performed tens of thousands of missions in Iraq and Afghanistan and are credited with saving soldiers’ lives.

About iRobot Corp.
iRobot is a provider of robots that perform dull, dirty or dangerous missions in a better way. The company's proprietary technology, iRobot AWARE Robot Intelligence Systems, incorporates advanced concepts in navigation, mobility, manipulation and artificial intelligence. This proprietary system enables iRobot to build behavior-based robots, including its family of consumer and military robots. For additional information about iRobot, please visit www.irobot.com.

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