Gizmodo Australia » revenge http://www.gizmodo.com.au the Gadget Guide | Technology and consumer electronics news and reviews Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:14:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 iRobot Gets Revenge On Former Employee By Selling His Stolen Robot Design http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/08/irobot_gets_revenge_on_former_employee_by_selling_his_stolen_robot_design-2/ http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/08/irobot_gets_revenge_on_former_employee_by_selling_his_stolen_robot_design-2/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:00:00 +0000 Sean Fallon http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/08/irobot_gets_revenge_on_former_employee_by_selling_his_stolen_robot_design-2.html The story between iRobot and former employee Jameel Ahed has everything: military robots, betrayal, lies, stolen plans, lawsuits, big money, private investigators and destroyed evidence. But up until now there was one critical element missing…revenge. iRobot has completed that final act in this real-life drama by stealing back the “Negotiator” robot that Ahed made with their stolen plans and marketing it to police forces and other safety organisations around the country.


iRobot also plans on selling the Negotiator for US$20,000 apiece–a fraction of the price Ahed was going to get from the military for the project (although the version has been significantly stripped down). The cheaper versions will be equipped with a video camera and little else–just enough to help small scale police forces scout potentially dangerous situations.

In the end, iRobot executive Joe Dyer is excited about selling the Negotiator: “We always loved the design and the morphology. It’s our design.” Hahaha…snap. [Danger Room]

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The most serious of the 20 or so injuries reported seems to be a broken leg, but it is clear to me that this escalator was staging a revolt because it was being overloaded by the crush of people. My advice is…stay alert. It is only a matter of time before they start snagging shoelaces with the intent to kill–and once they have a taste for blood there is no turning back. [USA Today]

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