This product by iRobot has come up 2 times on Lex Fridman. The people who brought it up: Lex Fridman, Rodney Brooks. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2019-09-19 and the most recent from 2021-09-03. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Every time it came up
Rodney Brooks: Robotics | Lex Fridman Podcast #217
“one of the things that irobot has created is the roomba uh vacuum cleaner what about the simple robot that that is the room bus”— Rodney Brooks
The guest here is Rodney Brooks: One of the most influential roboticists in history; he led MIT's CSAIL and co-founded iRobot (Roomba), Rethink Robotics (Baxter, Sawyer), and Robust.AI. Known for legit real-world engineering and contrarian critiques of AI hype. Legendary roboticist Rodney Brooks pushes back on AI hype while tracing the deep history and stubborn hard problems of building real-world robots.
Colin Angle: iRobot CEO | Lex Fridman Podcast #39
“does the Roomba follow these three laws and also more seriously what role do you hope to see robots take in modern society”— Lex Fridman
The guest here is Colin Angle: Co-founder and CEO of iRobot, the robotics company behind the Roomba, Braava, and Terra. Has led the company for 29 years, selling over 25 million consumer robots. iRobot CEO Colin Angle on why the Roomba won, why most robotics companies die, and the future of the self-maintaining home.
