Helen Greiner (born 1967) is an American roboticist and entrepreneur who co-founded the company iRobot, where she co-designed the first version of the Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner and served as president until 2004 and chairman until 2008. Under her leadership iRobot also developed the PackBot and SUGV military robots, with thousands of PackBots deployed by United States armed forces. She later founded the drone company CyPhy Works and became chief executive of the robotic gardening startup Tertill, and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2013 for her contributions to practical robotics design.
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AwardAnita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards 1 AwardWomen in Technology Hall of Fame 1 Sources
1. Wikidata: Helen Greiner
- Wikidata Q41486, resolved via en.wikipedia pageprops (wave rule R-L)
- Wikidata Q41486 P569 (date of birth)
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