Dancing With Roomba

Dancing with Roomba tells the story of everyone’s favorite working robot.

With nearly 50 million units sold, iRobot’s Roomba is a cultural icon. But for five decades scores of earlier, would-be inventors tried and failed to create a practical robot vacuum cleaner. Success turned out to require a breakthrough at an MIT robotics lab, a persevering dreamer, and an inspired development team. Peek behind the scenes to see how this revolutionary product came to be, how it works, and how a tiny company bested a crowd of corporate giants.

The book is written in an engaging and accessible style by Roomba’s chief architect. Anyone who owns a Roomba, works in technology, dreams of building a product, or is just curious about the robot that launched a million memes will find much to love.