irobot corporation, founded in 1990 in Delaware, designed and built a vast array on behavior-based robots for home,military,and industrial uses. irobot was among the first companies to introduce robotic technology into the consumer market.Home care robots were irobots most successful products, with over 5 million units sold worldwide and accounting for over half of its total annual revenue. irobot had a long-standing contractual relationship with the U.S. government to produce robots for military defense.