BEDFORD, Mass., Feb. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT), a
leader in consumer robots, today announced that its Board of Directors has
authorized a stock repurchase program. Under the program, iRobot may purchase
up to $50 million of its common stock beginning March 28, 2018 and ending
December 28, 2018.

Under the repurchase program, the Company is authorized to repurchase shares
through Rule 10b5-1 plans (which would permit the Company to repurchase shares
when the Company might otherwise be precluded from doing so under insider
trading laws), open market purchases, privately-negotiated transactions, block
purchases or otherwise in accordance with applicable federal securities laws,
including Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company may
choose to suspend or discontinue the repurchase program at any time but cannot
carry over unused authorization amounts to future periods.

„The Board’s authorization of a share repurchase program reflects our
confidence in the health and long-term outlook of the company,“ said Colin
Angle, chairman and chief executive officer of iRobot. „With a strong balance
sheet and cash flows, we believe we can take advantage of volatile market
conditions to buy back our shares while maintaining the flexibility to make
strategic investments in our future.“

As of December 30, 2017, iRobot had 27,945,144 shares of common stock
outstanding.

About iRobot Corp.
iRobot, the leading global consumer robot company, designs and builds robots
that empower people to do more both inside and outside of the home. iRobot
created the home robot cleaning category with the introduction of its Roomba®
Vacuuming Robot in 2002. Today, iRobot is a global enterprise that has sold
more than 20 million robots worldwide. iRobot’s product line, including the
Roomba and the Braava® family of mopping robots, feature proprietary
technologies and advanced concepts in cleaning, mapping and navigation.
iRobot’s engineers are building an ecosystem of robots and data to enable the
smart home. For more information about iRobot, please visit www.irobot.com.

For iRobot Investors

Certain statements made in this press release that are not based on historical
information are forward-looking statements which are made pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
This press release contains express or implied forward-looking statements
relating to, among other things, iRobot Corporation’s expectations concerning
management’s plans for execution of a stock repurchase program, including the
maximum amount and duration of purchases of our common stock under our
authorized stock repurchase program.  These statements are neither promises
nor guarantees, but are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many
of which are beyond our control, which could cause actual results and actions
to differ materially from those contemplated in these forward-looking
statements. Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the
date hereof. iRobot Corporation undertakes no obligation to update or revise
the information contained in this press release, whether as a result of new
information, future events or circumstances or otherwise. For additional
disclosure regarding these and other risks faced by iRobot Corporation, see
the disclosure contained in our public filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission including, without limitation, our most recent Annual
Report on Form 10-K.