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iRobot to Demonstrate Life-Saving Military Robots at National Press Club

Business Wire, May 30, 2007

Robot Test Drive and Demo Event Marks 1,000th PackBot Delivered

iRobot Corp.:

WHAT:   iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ:IRBT) 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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