Company, United States
iRobot
Statistics
- People here now
- 1
- People ever
- 6
- Citations of current people
- 91
- Median h-index of current people
- 3
- Full moves in and out
- 3 in, 4 out
Our research follows 7,547 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Citation figures count 1 of the 1 people here now. People whose OpenAlex record may be incomplete or mixed are left out. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.
We estimate that 6 people shaping AI have worked at iRobot, including 1 (17%) here now and 5 with former affiliations. Among 3,344 companies, iRobot is tied for 100th by all-time people and tied for 179th by current headcount. Robotics and autonomous systems leads 2 areas of expertise (5 of 6 people with profile topics). In dated work stints through 2025, active headcount peaked at 4 people in 2004 and stood at 1 in 2025. Across dated career transitions, we record 3 full moves in and 4 out, led by arrivals from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (3).
A stacked column chart of our yearly estimates at iRobot from 1990 to 2025. Each person counts once in each year with an active work stint.
Source: People of Superintelligence dated career stints, as of 22 October 2026.
Data table
| Year | Other | People |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 | 3 |
| 1991 | 3 | 3 |
| 1992 | 3 | 3 |
| 1993 | 3 | 3 |
| 1994 | 3 | 3 |
| 1995 | 3 | 3 |
| 1996 | 3 | 3 |
| 1997 | 3 | 3 |
| 1998 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
Compared with peer companies, iRobot ranks higher on all-time headcount (tied for 100th of 3,344) than on current headcount (tied for 179th); 5 of its 6 all-time people are former affiliations. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 6 of the 6 people who have worked at iRobot (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting iRobot to 21 peer institutions. The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex author record (Colin Angle) has 91 citations and an h-index of 3 (tied for 487th among 511 counted companies).
People here now
The 1 person with a current role at iRobot is a builder. Earlier in their career, that person held a work role at another organization (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 1 current person also holds a concurrent affiliation outside iRobot.
People with former affiliations
We record 5 people who formerly worked at iRobot. 5 of the 5 have a recorded current role at another organization. The 1 former person with a confident OpenAlex record has 113 career citations (h-index 3).
- David LuanNow at Amazon
- Helen GreinerNow at Tertill
- James McLurkinNow at Google Research
- Kyle VogtNow at The Bot Company
- Rodney A. BrooksNow at Robust.AI
Posts that include iRobot
iRobot appears in 2 research posts comparing organizations across AI.
- The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.
- 19% of people shaping AI who founded a dated organization have founded two or more, waiting a median of 7 years before a secondAcross 1,136 people shaping AI who founded or co-founded a dated company, standalone lab or nonprofit, 221 (19%) founded at least two organizations, accounting for 36% of all 1,421 founding events.