Company
Evolution Robotics
Evolution Robotics was an American robotics company founded in 2001 as an operating company of Idealab in Pasadena.
- Founded
- 2001
- HQ
- Pasadena, CA, USA
- Status
- acquired (by iRobot, 2012)
Verified profile
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Overview
Evolution Robotics was an American robotics company founded in 2001 as an operating company of Idealab in Pasadena. The company launched the Mint floor cleaning robot in 2010, and was acquired by iRobot in September 2012 for $74M. CEO Paolo Pirjanian joined iRobot as CTO.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Safety record
No incidents on record for Evolution Robotics.
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Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- acquired
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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Acquisitions (1)
- acquired by iRobotfull acquisition2012-09-17
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Evolution Robotics?
- Evolution Robotics was an American robotics company founded in 2001 as an operating company of Idealab in Pasadena. The company launched the Mint floor cleaning robot in 2010, and was acquired by iRobot in September 2012 for $74M. CEO Paolo Pirjanian joined iRobot as CTO.
- Where is Evolution Robotics based?
- Evolution Robotics is based in Pasadena, CA, USA.
- When was Evolution Robotics founded?
- Evolution Robotics was founded in 2001.
- What does Evolution Robotics make?
- Evolution Robotics has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Evolution Robotics builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them.
- Is Evolution Robotics safe?
- Evolution Robotics has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-04
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Verified
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Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-04
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- unclassified
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Methodology surface for Evolution Robotics.Machine-readable surfaces
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- REST API: /v1/companies/aac9e114-2db7-4abb-8644-c2b66bbd8347
- Revision history: /companies/evolution-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Video
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DEPLOY Intelligence Score
12.3/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
Last computed: Jul 6, 2026
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