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ByeRobot (Domo Arigato Mrs. Roboto)

Something over at iRobot doesn’t compute.

The robot maker just lost its second co-founder in as many months. On Wednesday, Helen Greiner stepped down from her post as chairman of iRobot, leaving only CEO Colin Angle as the remaining co-founder of the company. Coming as it does just a month after the resignation of Rodney Brooks, iRobot’s co-founder and CTO, Greiner’s departure is a bit of a surprise. And the company, which just reported a better-than-expected profit in its third quarter, offered little explanation for it. “She’ll be a passionate advocate of the industry,” said iRobot spokesperson Nancy Dussault-Smith. “Helen’s in a good place. She’s always been someone who’s been entrepreneurial. She’s a robot person through and through, and she’s going to stay in the robot business.”


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  • Sam Harrison

    domo arigato, mrs. roboto

  • http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com John Paczkowski

    Ha! Adding that to the hed now.

  • http://blog.macb.net Mac Beach

    I have to go back to vacuuming by hand? When my little guy stops working I’ll have to have a little funeral for him. He’s been a constant companion.

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