iRobot wins two contracts

iRobot Corp. of Bedford, Mass., has received two contracts valued at $1.82 million from the Naval Oceanographic Office at the Stennis Space Center, Miss. One is for a new Seaglider unmanned underwater system, the other to support the existing fleet of Seaglider systems. The Seaglider can perform missions that last many months and cover thousands of miles. The Seaglider was recently used in the Gulf of Mexico to collect data for scientists researching the effects of this summer’s oil spill, said a press release from iRobot. (Source: Boston Globe, Street Insider, 10/25/10)