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xconomy.com - 10/23/2008
IRobot Co-Founder Greiner Resigns as Chair of Board
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Robots , people , IRobot Robert Buderi wrote: IRobot co-founder Helen Greiner, who has been instrumental in guiding the company since its inception in 1990 and who has served as a leading voice on robotics innovation worldwide, has resigned as chairman of the company’s board ...

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Digital Daily — ... , offered little explanation for it. “She’ll be a passionate advocate of the industry,” said iRobot spokesperson Nancy Dussault-Smith. “Helen’s in a good place. She’s always been someone who’s been entrepreneurial. She’s a robot person through and through, and she’s going to stay in the robot business.” ...

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