News Release

BURLINGTON, Mass., Oct. 3, 2006 – iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT) today announced it has received $6.9 million in new orders from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) as well as the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR, Orlando, Fla.) on behalf of the Robotic Systems Joint Project Office to deliver iRobot® PackBot® robots, spare parts and services to both commands by the end of the first quarter 2007.

NAVSEA has ordered additional iRobot PackBot robots and spare parts valued at $3 million. This delivery order, awarded under the terms of NAVSEA’s Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract with iRobot for robots, spare parts, training and repair services, brings the total orders to date to approximately $50 million. Under the terms of the previously existing IDIQ contract, the military could order up to the full $264 million value in robots, spare parts, training and repair services.

NAVAIR, on behalf of the Robotic Systems Joint Project Office, has also ordered additional PackBot robots and spare parts, valued at $3.9 million, under the terms of NAVAIR’s IDIQ contract with iRobot for robots, spare parts, training and repair services. This order brings total orders to date to approximately $9 million. Under the terms of the existing IDIQ contract, the military could order up to the full $64.3 million value in robots, spare parts, training and repair services.

“PackBot is gaining increasingly wider acceptance in the military, and we are proud of the important role it plays in saving the lives of U.S. service men and women,” said Vice Admiral Joe Dyer (U.S. Navy, Ret.), president of iRobot Government and Industrial Robots. “iRobot is committed to quickly delivering on these orders to meet the growing demand for robots from soldiers in combat situations.”

To date, iRobot has delivered more than 700 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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