The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Evolution Robotics: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
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
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDAcquisitionAcquired by iRobot
Key facts
CEO
Product
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Origin
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Current leadership (1)
- Paolo Pirjanian CEOreported, not verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Evolution Robotics.
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Recent coverage
Evolution Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Also2 models
- Samsung Electronics2 models
- Chip Motors1 model
- ECOVACS Robotics1 model
- Glydways1 model
- Harley-Davidson1 model
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
Timeline
Every recorded move in Evolution Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Acquired byAcquired by iRobot
2012-09-17Acquired by iRobot (full_acquisition)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 25, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Evolution Robotics.Peer companies
- Also2 models
- Samsung Electronics2 models
- Chip Motors1 model
- ECOVACS Robotics1 model
- Glydways1 model
- Harley-Davidson1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Evolution Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
A look at iRobot’s 35-year robotics journey - The Robot Report
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Moxie AI Robot founder highlights Armenia's potential for advancement in artificial intelligence and robotics - Armenpress
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KC robotics company gets $2M investment from UMB Bank - The Business Journals
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Natick's LightSpeed Robotics Team Advances To World's Competition - Patch
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VEX Robotics Design System - PCMag Australia
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The history of the Roomba - Fortune
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iRobot Acquires Evolution, Creating Cleaning Robot Empire - Forbes
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Evolution Robotics Mint robotic vacuum ships this summer - Ubergizmo
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Review: Evolution Robotics Mint Sweeper - IEEE Spectrum
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Robot's New Era! Wowwee and Evolution Robotics Promise Ultimate Gen of Mass Bots! - Softpedia
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/evolution-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/evolution-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/aac9e114-2db7-4abb-8644-c2b66bbd8347
- Revision history: /companies/evolution-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Also2 models
- Samsung Electronics2 models
- Chip Motors1 model
- ECOVACS Robotics1 model
- Glydways1 model
- Harley-Davidson1 model
Video
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Heat Index
Serious50/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Evolution Robotics draws attention at the 70th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among personal_mobility robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
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.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 5, 2026