Boston Dynamics competitors

Colin M. Angle, a co-founder of iRobot, has served as chairman of the board since October 2008, as chief executive officer since June 1997, and prior to that, as our president since November 1992. He has served as a director since October 1992. As a co-founder and chief executive officer, Mr. Angle provides a critical contribution to the board of directors with his detailed knowledge of the Company, our employees, our client base, our prospects, the strategic marketplace and our competitors. Mr. Angle previously worked at the National Aeronautical and Space Administration’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he participated in the design of the behavior controlled rovers that led to Sojourner exploring Mars in 1997. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an M.S. in Computer Science, both from MIT.

Deborah N. Theobald serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Vecna Technologies, Inc. Deborah Theobald co-founded Vecna Technologies in 1998 and served as its Chairwoman, President and Chief Executive Officer. She provides key strategic vision, executes tactical directives and designs next generation product solutions. She obtained her Masters degree in Aerospace Engineering with a concentration in robotics and human factors of space travel, including impact on human physiology and health maintenance. Her Master's thesis included testing of a custom built haptic robot-human interface in varying environments including NASA's KC-135 microgravity simulator plane (or Vomit Comet).

- Hands-on experience with design, fabrication, manufacturing, assembly, control and operation of robots- Hands-on experience with product development- First-hand experience with early-stage enterprise developmentSpecialties: robotics, entrepreneurship, manufacturing, toys, consumer electronics