Robot maker wins $17.5m military contract
July 11, 2007 07:13 PM
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Burlington-based iRobot Corp. today said the US military has ordered $17.5 million worth of robots from the company.
The government’s Robotic Joint Project and the Naval Sea Systems Command ordered a total of 74 robots.
The US military has previously used the remote-control robots to examine and identify bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Shares of iRobot Corp. rose 21 cents to close at $19.58.
(AP)
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