Colin Angle
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Colin Angle is a former chief executive officer of iRobot, the company known for its Roomba line of autonomous home vacuum cleaners, which was founded in 1990 by three members of MIT's Artificial Intelligence Lab. After his time leading iRobot, he founded Familiar Machines & Magic, a new venture focused on consumer robotics. The company's product, called the Familiar, is a furry home robot designed to monitor loved ones and respond emotionally using on-device AI models. Angle is known for this shift from industrial-scale home cleaning robots to a companion-style robot aimed at emotional interaction and monitoring within the home.
Updated 6 August 2026
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