In the beginning of Roomba, we all took turns answering the support line. Once, a woman called and explained that her robot… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
Starting out, iRobot was not an economic rocket ship. It took six and a half years before we had enough money in… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
When we built Roomba, we explicitly designed it to not have a face. We didn't want to think it was cute; we wanted people… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
I believe one day nano-robots will play an important role in medicine. — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
I think, people are generally willing to imagine robots of all shapes, as humanoid robots are not practical. — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
The utility of the robot needs to come first. It's business model over technology. — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
I thought boxes were the best toy. When my parents got a new car, I ran to my mother and said, 'Did it come… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
The reason it has taken so long for the robotics industry to move forward is because people keep trying to make something that is… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
My Roomba's name is Roswell. There is the moment when you are sitting on the couch and Roomba turns itself on and goes out… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
The way that the robotics market is going to grow, at least in the home, is that we'll have a number of different special… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
Around the late 1990s, I'd become convinced that one of the killer applications of robotics came from connecting robots to the Internet. The idea… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
I grew up mostly in Schenectady, N.Y. From an early age, building and creating things was a real passion for me. — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
The ideal vacuum cleaner would be one you never see. It needs to not just be a cool gadget, but a product that cleans… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
If you ask the typical two- or three-year-old or a teenager what a robot is, they will think about a humanoid that does my… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
