1. Patent Infringement of Military Robots
iRobot Vs. Robotic FX
Patent Infringement of Military Robots

2. iRobot Home Robots Military Robots Roomba Scooba ConnectR PackBot SUGV
Warrior
Seaglider

3. Robotic FX Illinois based company
The Negotiator: A tactical Surveillance Robot

4. iRobot Patents Patents 6,263,989 and 6,431,296
Tracked vehicle with treaded arms
First Patent is the design
Second Patent is method to climb stairs

5. The Case
Former iRobot employee ( ) Jameel Ahed creates Robotic FX
Robotic FX comes out with the Negotiator
iRobot claims it is a knock-off of the PackBot
Robotic FX won an Army Contract worth $280m for 3,000 Negotiators
iRobot wants
Stoppage of Sales
3x Monetary Damages
All Negotiators

6. Settlement iRobot spent 2.9 million on lawsuits
Robotic FX liquidated and become part of iRobot
Army Contract went to iRobot
Ahed barred from robotics industry for 5 years

7. iRobot’s Negotiator Base price of $20,000 each
Very similar to Robotic FX Negotiator
Wireless camera
Remotely Controlled
VoIP