iRobot goes to the hospital

February 3, 2012 | Source: Technology Review
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iRobot's mobile robotics platform Ava (credit: iRobot)

iRobot Corp. has announced plans to invest $6 million in InTouch Health, a telemedicine company operating in 80 hospitals around the world, possibly building on iRobot’s Ava, a tablet-compatible telepresence robot.