iRobot Is Coming To Classroom With Root Robotics's Acquisition

Saanvi Araav - Jul 05, 2019

iRobot, the company behind the Roomba has acquired Root Robotics, and it will add the Root educational coding robot to its lineup.

The company that owns the famous Roomba, iRobot is going to do much more than just mop the floors, vacuum the house, or mow your lawn. Recently, iRobot announced that it has acquired Root Robotics. With the acquisition, the Root education coding robot will be added to the company's lineup.

Root robot

Similar to Roomba, this Root robot is a mobile device that has two-wheels and able to operate on flat grounds. Students could program Root to scan colors, draw, respond to different sound and touch, do music and more.

In some classrooms, users can even program Root to climb up the magnetic whiteboards. The robot has 3 coding language levels. Its technology is based on the one from Harvard University's Wyss Institute. One Root robot costs $199, but they also offer classroom packages of $6,000 dollars for 30 robots.

iRobot, could they make it?

Irobot-Roomba — With its line of Roomba products, the company is one of the first robot's makers that successfully introduce robots to our homes.

In a recent interview, iRobot does not think that Root's acquisition will impact the bottom line of them in 2019. However, the acquisition supports its plans to venture into the field of STEM educational products and also to make robot tech more accessible to parents, students, and educators. In its past years, the track record of iRobot has been solid.

With its line of Roomba products, the company is one of the first robot's makers that successfully introduce robots to our homes. If they can pull it off, Root might as well become a similar success in classrooms.