By Ann Roosevelt iRobot [IRBT] this week began deliveries of 22 of its Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles (SUGV) to the Army to complete an accelerated order for 25 that began in January, company officials said. iRobot delivered three SUGVs in January to the Army Evaluation Task Force (AETF), Ft. Bliss, Texas, for training, Colin Angle, chief executive officer of iRobot said April 30 in the company's first quarter earnings call. The SUGV contract has risen over the past five years…
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