BEDFORD, Mass., June 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- iRobot Corp.
(NASDAQ: IRBT), a leader in consumer robots, announced that
Faris Habbaba will become its
executive vice president and chief research and development officer
(CRDO) effective June 7. Overseeing
iRobot's talented, global R&D organization, Faris will
drive advanced research and technology development to support
product roadmaps and the company's leadership position. Faris will
report directly to iRobot's chairman and CEO Colin Angle.
Advances in artificial intelligence, home understanding and
machine vision technologies are essential to defining the iRobot
Experience for consumers. iRobot's Genius Home Intelligence
Platform, alongside breakthroughs in technology and design, has
enabled iRobot's expanding portfolio to be tightly integrated into
a customer's lifestyle and clean with unprecedented levels of
thoughtfulness, reliability, control and support.
Faris most recently served as vice president of engineering at
Zebra Technologies, leading a team of over 1,000 software and
hardware engineers across several global design centers. His
primary responsibilities at Zebra Technologies included driving
innovation and enabling record growth through the scaling of
software and hardware solutions. Prior to Zebra Technologies,
Faris held numerous engineering, product, supply chain and business
leadership roles at Motorola Solutions in North America and EMEA. This included serving
as head of development engineering with the company's Enterprise
Mobile Computing division, senior director of EMEA Supply Chain and
senior director of Global Product Management.
"With a background that spans engineering, product, sales and
supply chain, Faris brings an extremely well-rounded view to the
role of Chief R&D Officer," said Colin
Angle, chairman and CEO of iRobot. "He has a proven track
record of bridging the gap between software and hardware, working
collaboratively across business functions and bringing connected
products to market on a global scale. We are excited to welcome
Faris to the iRobot team."
"With robots continuing to play a larger role in maintaining a
cleaner and healthier home, iRobot is making a difference in
people's lives every day," said Faris
Habbaba. "While the company has sold more than 30 million
robots worldwide and has an installed base of nearly 11 million
connected customers, the market is still nascent and the
opportunities for growth are vast. I'm honored to join the team and
look forward to leveraging innovative technologies that will enable
us to deliver new products and experiences that delight customers
in the years ahead."
About iRobot Corporation
iRobot, the leading global consumer robot company, designs and
builds robots that empower people to do more both inside and
outside of the home. iRobot created the home robot cleaning
category with the introduction of its Roomba® Robot Vacuum in 2002.
Today, iRobot is a global enterprise that has sold more than 30
million robots worldwide. iRobot's product line, including the
Roomba and the Braava® family of mopping robots, feature
proprietary technologies and advanced concepts in cleaning, mapping
and navigation. iRobot engineers are building an ecosystem of
robots and technologies to enable the smart home. For more
information about iRobot, please visit www.irobot.com.
For iRobot Investors
Certain statements made in this
press release that are not based on historical information are
forward-looking statements which are made pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. This press release contains express or implied
forward-looking statements relating to iRobot
Corporation's expectations concerning the maturation of the
Company's markets and opportunities for growth. These statements
are neither promises nor guarantees, but are subject to a variety
of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control,
which could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contemplated in these forward-looking statements. Existing and
prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date
hereof. iRobot undertakes no obligation to update or revise the
information contained in this press release, whether as a result of
new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise. For
additional disclosure regarding these and other risks faced by
iRobot, see the disclosure contained in our public filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission including, without
limitation, our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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