Military, home and telepresence robots - Principal Mechanical Engineer iRobot Employee Review

4.0
Aug 5, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Military robots: you get to save lives! Home robots: a chance to work on cool stuff and see the fruit of your labors on store shelves around the world. Telepresence: contribute to an emerging paradigm.

Cons

Long hours, frequent Asia travel if working on Home robots. (Then again, some like that.) Recent federal budget cuts have taken their toll on the military side.

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5.0
Jan 22, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Team members help each other; Friendly managers and colleges; Good test equipment and on-site EMC testing chamber; Reliable products;

Cons

Focus on existing products and cost-down, not new technology; The top leaders don't have good plans for company's growth, or change the plans frequently

3.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- 5 star for the US, EMEA, and Japan people

Cons

- 1 star for the PICEA people

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