IRobot Corp is set to supply the US Army with military robots and related services in a deal estimated to be worth up to $200 million.

The publicly traded company, iRobot Corp has bagged a lucrative contract according to which it will supply the Robotic Systems Joint Project Office of the US Army with military robots, spare parts, repair and training services over the next five years. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity deal comes in the place of an earlier contract which expired in May this year.

The military robot to be sold by iRobot Corp to the armed services will primarily consist of the PackBot variety of which around 220 have been already been ordered by the US Army in July this year in a deal estimated to cost $17.5 million.
In June iRobot had already landed a $3.3 million, multi-year contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Army Research Office to develop Chemical Robots for unmanned search as well as rescue and reconnaissance operations in urban areas.

Other than the US Army iRobot Corp has also found favor with other security agencies. Last month the company launched the Negotiator robotic model which is a smaller version of the PackBot and can be used by the police as well as other public safety officials