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BEDFORD, Mass., Aug. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT), a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, today announced the addition of Mohamad Ali, president and chief executive officer of Carbonite, Inc., to its board of directors.

Ali became president, chief executive officer and director of Carbonite upon joining the company in 2014. Since then, Ali has successfully led the company's continued growth, serving the ever-evolving technology needs of small and mid-size businesses and consumers. Boston-based Carbonite (NASDAQ: CARB) provides cloud and hybrid backup and recovery solutions for home and business.

Previously, Ali served as chief strategy officer at Hewlett-Packard and president of Avaya Global Services. He also served in senior leadership roles at IBM, where he acquired numerous companies to build IBM's analytics and big data business. In addition to Carbonite, Ali serves on the boards of directors of City National Bank, Oxfam America and the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council. He was named to Boston Business Journal's 2008 "40 Under 40" list, and recognized by Massachusetts High Tech magazine as a 2011 All-Star.

"Mohamad's compelling track record of leadership, operating expertise and industry vision, across companies big and small, makes him an excellent addition to our board," said Colin Angle, chairman and chief executive officer of iRobot. "His experience with software, and in particular cloud infrastructure and data analytics, is important as iRobot looks to advance development efforts in mapping and other areas that will give our robots a richer understanding of their environment."

"As a company that is already leading the way in leveraging the cloud and analytics to develop new robotic technologies across multiple markets, I am excited to be joining the board of directors at iRobot," said Mr. Ali. "I look forward to working with iRobot's leadership team to explore strategic ways to bring these exciting R&D efforts to market."

About iRobot Corp.
iRobot designs and builds robots that empower people to do more. The company's home robots help people find smarter ways to clean, its defense & security robots protect those in harm's way, and its remote presence robots enable virtual presence from anywhere in the world. iRobot's consumer and military robots feature proprietary technologies incorporating advanced concepts in navigation, mobility, manipulation and artificial intelligence. For more information about iRobot, please visit www.irobot.com.

For iRobot Investors

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SOURCE iRobot Corp.

Elise Caffrey, Investor Relations, iRobot Corp., (781) 430-3003, ecaffrey@irobot.com, Charlie Vaida, Media Relations, iRobot Corp., (781) 430-3182, cvaida@irobot.com