What Happened?
Bedford, MA-based iRobot Resigned Paolo Pirjanian as Chief Technology Officer
About the Company
We are the leading global consumer robot company, designing and building robots that empower people to do more, both inside and outside of the home. Founded by MIT roboticists who had the vision of making practical robots a reality. To date, we have sold over 20 million robots and globally employ more than 900 of the robot industry`s best and brightest. iRobot is committed to fostering invention, discovery and technological exploration in the pursuit of practical and valuable robot products for the home. iRobot stock trades on the NASDAQ stock market under the ticker symbol IRBT. iRobot is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts, accessible by our corporate shuttle directly from Alewife Station. We also have offices in California, the United Kingdom, Japan, China & Hong Kong. I
About the Person
Paolo Pirjanian, Ph.D. has been the Chief Technology Officer of iRobot Corporation since October 2012 and has been its Executive Vice President since February 2014. Mr. Pirjanian served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Evolution Robotics Inc. He served as Chief Scientist of Evolution Robotics. He has several years of startup experience in leading technology innovation and crosses over to business development and he fosters strategic partnerships with consumer product companies to translate technologies into competitive market positions. Mr. Pirjanian also served as a Part-time Lecturer at the Computer Science department of University of Southern California. He has worked at JPL/NASA, where he initiated research thrusts on multi-robot system for space exploration. Mr. Pirjanian is the US Chair of IEEE Robotics and Automation Industrial Activities Board and serves on the Boards of RoboNexus, Autonomous Robot Journal and Intelligent Service Robots Journal. He serves as a Director of Evolution Robotics Inc. He has received several honors and awards including the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Early Career Award in 2004 and Technical Leadership Award from JPL/NASA. Mr. Pirjanian received his PhD degree from Aalborg University, Denmark.
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