BEDFORD, Mass., June 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT), the leader in consumer robots, has announced the addition of the Root coding robot to its product lineup through the ...

— iRobot (@iRobot) April 3, 2021 iRobot’s easy-to-use and customizable coding robot, the Root rt0, has made its way to the Canadian market just in time for National Robotics Week, which started on ...

iRobot already has a robot designed to teach code and robotics to students, but the purchase of Root Robotics gives it a younger market.

iRobot has acquired Root Robotics, a startup that makes educational robots designed to teach kids programming basics in a fun way.

Rather, iRobot is making a longer-term play to promote the field of robotics. Young female student drawing a line for iRobot's Root coding robot to follow on a whiteboard.

Root helps you learn, play, and explore using your imagination.” The Root Robot is designed to make learning to code engaging and accessible for children and adults alike.

Today the company announced that it's acquired Root Robotics, and it will add the Root educational coding robot to its lineup.

iRobot (IRBT) acquires Root Robotics in a bid to diversify its educational robot product offerings.

iRobot’s Root RT0 and RT1 are regularly $129.99 and $199.99, respectively, but for National Robotics Week, iRobot is offering the RT1 with a $30 discount that drops its price to just $169.99.

In a bid to expand its educational offerings, iRobot has acquired local Massachusetts-based startup, Root Robotics. The company is the creator of the eponymous coding robot, a two-wheeled device ...

I AM ROOT: iRobot, the Bedford, Mass-based maker of Roomba and other household robotic devices, has purchased Root Robotics, a Cambridge, Mass.-based maker of robots, apps and curricula that teach ...