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iRobot To Provide PackBots To Brazil

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, May 17th, 2013

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iRobot To Provide PackBots To Brazil

iRobot Corp. (IRBT) Wednesday said it won contracts totaling $7.2 million from the Brazilian government to provide iRobot 510 PackBot robots, spares and associated equipment through December . “iRobot continues its international expansion, and Brazil represents an important market for the company’s unmanned ground vehicles,” said Frank Wilson, senior vice president and general manager of iRobot’s Defense & Security business unit. “iRobot is excited to be providing the company’s state-of-the-art robotic technologies to Brazil as the country prepares for several…

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