iRobot's Roomba vacuum cleaners, Intelligent FloorVac is the "The Last Gadget Standing" at CES 2003

Roomba vacuum cleaners showcases the new intelligent robotic vacuum floor appliance from iRobot that cleans floors all by itself, left the competition in the dust as the big winner of PC Magazine's prestigious "The Last Gadget Standing" event at the 2003 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

On January 11, nine of the year's best new products competed in "The Last Gadget Standing," an interactive product demonstration with a Survivor twist. The event, which was hosted by PC Magazine's editor-in-chief Michael J. Miller and contributor Robin Raskin, was attended by more than 1,000 CES show goers. At the end of the session, attendees voted for the hottest product with staying power in a PC Magazine online poll. Roomba robotic vacuums won with more than 33 percent of the vote.

"We'd like to congratulate iRobot. Clearly, Roombarobot vacuum cleaners captured the attention of people, both at the session at CES and on the Web site," said Miller. "It's very interesting to see computers and robotics coming together to create a consumer product. Since the 'Last Gadget Standing' focuses on trends that are keepers, we expect to see even more robotics at work back at CES next year."

"We are honored to win this year's CES 'Last Gadget Standing' competition," said Colin Angle, CEO of iRobot Corporation. "The overwhelming vote of confidence from CES show goers affirms that there is a new market for Roomba vacuums in the home. Roomba's unprecedented application of robotics technology in a useful and affordably priced appliance is delivering on the promise of robotics to change people's lives for the better."

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