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                                                                   Exhibit 10.14

                               iROBOT CORPORATION

                       EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT - GREG WHITE

THIS IS AN AGREEMENT, dated as of February 18, 2004 (the "Commencement Date") by
and between iRobot Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company" or
"iRobot"), and Greg White (the "Employee").

                                    RECITALS:

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to continue to employ the Employee and the
Employee desires to be employed by the Company;

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee desire to more formally memorialize
the terms of employment detailed in an March 6, 2003 Offer Letter the ("Offer
Letter");

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this
Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which consideration are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as
follows:

     1.   Employment

Effective immediately, the Company shall continue to employ the Employee, and
the Employee shall agree to continued employment by the Company, upon the terms
and conditions hereinafter set forth.

     2.   Duties

The Employee shall serve as Executive Vice President - General Manager of the
Company. In such capacity, the Employee will report to the President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company and will perform such duties on behalf of the
Company consistent with such office, including primary responsibility for the
sales and marketing of all products for the Company's Consumer Division. The
Employee agrees to abide by the reasonable rules, regulations, instructions,
personnel practices and policies of the Company and any changes therein which
may be adopted from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Company,
provided they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement.

     3.   Term

The Employee's employment shall commence upon the Commencement Date and shall
continue, unless sooner terminated as provided below, until December 31, 2005
(the "Employment Term").

     4.   Extent of Services

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During the term of his employment, the Employee will devote full time, at a
minimum of 160 hours per month, and his best efforts to the performance of his
duties under this Agreement. Under no circumstances will the Employee knowingly
take any action contrary to the best interests of the Company.

     5.   Compensation

     In consideration of the services rendered by the Employee under this
Agreement, the Company will pay the Employee compensation as follows:

          5.1   Base Salary. A base salary ("Base Salary") of $249,990 per year
for the Employment Term, payable in accordance with the Company's ordinary
payroll practices, and prorated for any partial year.

          5.2   Bonus. The Employee will be eligible to receive a target bonus
of sixty (60%) percent, calculated on the Base Salary, each calendar year during
the Employment Term in accordance with the achievement of certain revenue and
profitability criteria to be mutually agreed through good faith negotiations
between Company and Employee. The award and amount of any bonus are at the
discretion of the CEO and President, and subject to approval by the Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors.

          5.3   Stock Options. The Company agrees to grant the Employee the
following stock or stock option grants: (a) options to purchase up to one-half
of one percent (0.5%) of the fully diluted capitalization of the Company as of
March 30, 2003, at fair market value at the time of grant, vesting at a rate of
20% per year, with an acceleration provision for up to 40% of the grant at the
time of a qualified Initial Public Offering of the Company's stock; (b) options
to purchase up to one percent (1.0%) of the fully diluted capitalization of the
Company as of March 30, 2003, at fair market value at the time of grant, vesting
on December 31, 2007, December 31, 2008, and December 31, 2009, at a rate of
33.3% per year; provided however that the vesting shall be accelerated by
achieving financial and marketing objectives to be determined through good faith
negotiations between Company and Employee at the time of grant; and (c) a grant
of restricted stock of one and one-half of one percent (1.5%) of the fully
diluted capitalization of the Company as of March 30, 2003, at a price of one
dollar ($1.00) per share, with restrictions lapsing over three years at a rate
of 33.33% per year on the anniversary of hire, to be granted on November 1, 2003
provided the Employee remains employed at the Company.

     6.   Other Benefits

          6.1   Additional Compensation and Benefits. The Employee shall be
entitled to three weeks of vacation in each fiscal year and health insurance
consistent with the health insurance provided by the Company to other
similarly-situated employees of the Company from time to time, where
participation in benefit plans is subject to the terms and conditions of those
plans and applicable company policy. The Employee will be entitled to such
additional

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compensation, bonuses or benefits as the Company's Board of Directors, in its
sole discretion, may decide from time to time.

          6.2   Expense. The Company will, upon substantiation thereof,
reimburse the Employee for all reasonable expenses required in the ordinary
course of business and incurred by the Employee in connection with the Company's
business affairs. The Employee must regularly submit, to the Treasurer or
President of the Company, a statement of these expenses and will comply with
such other accounting and reporting requirements as the Company may from time to
time establish.

          6.3   Severance Period. If (i) the Company terminates the employment
of the Employee for reasons other than cause (as defined in Section 7.3),
expiration of the Employment Term or the Employee's death or disability, or (ii)
the Employee terminates his employment pursuant to Section 7.2(b), then for
purposes of this Agreement, the "Severance Period" is the period of time
beginning on the effective date of termination and ending at the later of the
following times:

          (a) 6 months thereafter

          (b) The expiration of the non-compete clause of this Agreement.

          6.4   Severance Pay. The Employee is entitled to continuing pay at a
level equal to his annual Base Salary in effect immediately prior to the
Severance Period prorated for duration of the Severance Period ("Severance
Pay"). Employee shall receive Severance Pay during the Severance Period in
addition to any compensation due under Section 5 for services through
termination and reimbursement, pursuant to Section 6.2, of all expenses
incurred on or prior to termination. There is no obligation to pay a bonus as
defined in Section 5.2, above, during the severance period. All payments under
this Section 6.4 are subject to federal, state and local payroll or tax
withholding.

     7.   Termination

          7.1 By the Company. The Company may terminate the Employee's
employment with the Company (a) upon the expiration of the Employment Term in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, provided at least six (6) month
notice of intention to terminate is provided by the Company to the Employee, (b)
at any time without notice for "cause", as defined in subsections (a) or (c) of
Section 7.3, (c) at any time upon thirty (30) days' notice for "cause", as
defined in subsections (b), (d) or (e) of Section 7.3, (d) at any time upon 60
days' advance notice (provided Severance Pay is paid to Employee), (e) if the
Employee is incapacitated or disabled by accident, sickness or otherwise so as
to render the Employee mentally or physically incapable of performing the
services required to be performed under this Agreement with or without
reasonable accommodation for a period of ninety (90) consecutive days or longer
or for any ninety (90) days in any period of one hundred eighty (180)
consecutive days or (f) upon the death of the Employee.

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          7.2   By the Employee. (a) The Employee may terminate his employment
with the Company at any time upon 60 days' advance notice. (b) The Employee may
terminate his employment with the Company if the Company materially breaches any
of the terms or conditions contained herein. Any termination by the Employee
under this subsection (b) shall be made by giving thirty (30) days' advance
written notice of such termination, with reasonable specificity of the details
thereof, and shall be deemed to be information subject to the confidentiality
provisions of Section 8.2. Such notice of termination must be given within
thirty (30) days of the alleged material breach precipitating the notice of
termination, or, if the breach is not immediately known to the Employee, within
thirty (30) days of the date the Employee learns of the alleged breach. A
termination pursuant to this Section 7.2(b) shall take effect thirty (30) days
after the giving of the notice contemplated hereby unless the Company shall,
during such thirty (30) day period, remedy the alleged breach. The Employee
acknowledges and agrees that any attempted remedy hereunder by the Company shall
not be considered to be an admission of any violation or breach of this
Agreement by the Company.

          7.3   Cause. For the purposes of Section 7.1 and Section 6.3, "cause"
means:

                (a) participation in a fraud or act of dishonesty against the
Company, including a breach of the duty of loyalty, which adversely affects the
Company in a material way, or

                (b) failure or refusal to perform specific directives of the
Company's Board of Directors consistent with the Employee's duties, unless
the Employee remedies such failure or refusal (if such failure or refusal is
susceptible to remedy) within thirty (30) days following notice by the Company
of its intent to terminate the Employee's employment pursuant to this Section,
or

                (c) conviction of a felony or any crime involving moral
turpitude or dishonesty, or

                (d) material failure to adhere to written Company policies,
unless the Employee remedies such failure (if such failure is susceptible to
remedy) within thirty (30) days following notice by the Company of its intent to
terminate the Employee's employment pursuant to this Section, or

                (e) a material breach of this Agreement or the Employee's
Invention and Confidentiality Agreement executed on or about February 6, 2003.

          7.4   Amounts Payable Upon Termination. Upon termination of the
Employee's employment with the Company in accordance with Section 7.1, all
monies owed the Employee, other than Severance Pay obligations, if any, will
become immediately payable, and all compensation and benefits under this
Agreement with the exception of Severance Pay will cease, effective the date of
termination.

     8.   Additional Terms

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          8.1   Non Competition. During the term of this Agreement and for a
period of one (1) year after the termination of this Agreement for Section
8.1(a) and two (2) years after the termination of this Agreement for Sections
8.1(b) and 8.1(c), the Employee shall not, without the Company's prior written
consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, directly or indirectly:

          (a) as an individual proprietor, partner, stockholder, officer,
     employee, consultant, director, joint venturer, investor, lender, or in any
     other capacity whatsoever (other than as a holder of not more than 5% of
     the total outstanding stock of a publicly held company), engage in the
     business of developing, producing, marketing or selling products or
     services in the same specific categories similar to products or services
     that (i) were developed, produced, marketed or sold by the Company during
     the Employee's employment with the Company, or (ii) were discussed within
     the previous three years but not dismissed by the Company's Board of
     Directors during the Employee's employment;

          (b) recruit, solicit or induce, or attempt to induce, any employee,
     consultant or agent of the Company to terminate their employment with, or
     otherwise cease their relationship with, the Company after or just prior to
     the Employee's departure; or

          (c) divert or take away, or attempt to divert or take away, the
     business or patronage of any of the clients, customers or accounts, or
     prospective clients, customers or accounts, of the Company which were
     contacted, solicited or served by the Employee during the term of this
     Agreement.

          8.2   Confidentiality and Nondisclosure. In consideration and as a
condition of the Employee's employment, or continuing employment, by iRobot
and/or by companies which it owns, controls, or is affiliated with, or their
successors in business (for purposes of this Section 8.2 only, the "Company"),
and the compensation paid therefor, the Employee agrees:

                (a)    (i) To keep confidential, except as the Company may
otherwise consent in writing, and not to disclose, or make any use of except for
the benefit of the Company, at any time either during or subsequent to the
Employee's employment, any trade secrets, confidential information, knowledge,
data, or other information of the Company relating to products, processes,
know-how, designs, customer lists, business plans, marketing plans and
strategies, and pricing strategies or any subject matter pertaining to any
business of the Company or any of its clients, licensees or affiliates, which
the Employee may produce, obtain or otherwise acquire during the course of his
employment, except as herein provided and (ii) not to deliver, reproduce or in
any way allow any such trade secrets, confidential information, knowledge, data
or other information, or any documentation relating thereto, to be delivered or
used by any third parties without specific direction or consent of a duly
authorized representative of the Company.

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                    (b) In the event of the Employee's termination of
employment with the Company for any reason whatsoever, (i) to surrender and
deliver to the Company promptly all records, materials, equipment, drawings and
data of any nature pertaining to any invention or confidential information of
the Company or to the Employee's employment, and the Employee will not take with
him any description containing or pertaining to any confidential information,
knowledge or data of the Company which the Employee may produce or obtain during
the course of his employment and (ii) to sign and deliver a "Termination
Certificate" in the form to be provided by the Company.

          8.3   Remedies. The Employee acknowledges that any breach of the
provisions of this Section 8 shall result in serious and irreparable injury to
the Company for which the Company cannot be adequately compensated by monetary
damages alone. The Employee agrees, therefore, that, in addition to any other
remedy it may have, the Company shall be entitled to enforce the specific
performance of this Agreement by the Employee and to seek both temporary and
permanent injunctive relief (to the extent permitted by law) without the
necessity of proving actual damages.

     9.   Assignment of Inventions.

          9.1   Disclosure. The Employee will promptly and fully disclose to the
Company any and all computer programs and documentation, inventions,
discoveries, developments, designs, data, know-how, concepts and ideas, whether
or not patentable, that are authored, conceived, developed, reduced to practice
or prepared by the Employee alone or by the Employee and others, during the
period of the Employee's employment with the Company, relating either to any
computer programs and other products and services developed and/or
licensed, sold, leased or otherwise distributed or put into use by the Company,
during the term of the Employee's employment, or to any prospective activities
of the Company known to the Employee as a consequence of employment with the
Company (the "Inventions").

          9.2   Further Assurances. Upon and/or following disclosure of each
Invention to the Company, the Employee will, during the Employee's employment
and at any time thereafter, at the request and cost of the Company, sign,
execute, make and do all such deeds, documents, acts and things as the Company
and its duly authorized agents may reasonably require to apply for, obtain and
vest in the name of the Company alone (unless the Company otherwise directs)
letters patent, copyrights or other analogous protection in any country
throughout the world and when so obtained or vested to renew and restore the
same; and defend any opposition proceedings in respect of such applications and
any opposition proceedings or petitions or applications for revocation of such
letters patent, copyright or other analogous protection.

          9.3   Works Made For Hire. The Employee acknowledges that all computer
programs, documentation, works of authorship and copyrightable works prepared in
whole or in part by the Employee in the course of the Employee's employment,
including without limitation all Inventions, will be "works made for hire" under
the Copyright Act of 1976 (the "Copyright Act"), and will be the sole property
of the Company and the Company will be the sole author of

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such works within the meaning of the Copyright Act. All such works, as well as
all copies of such works in whatever medium, will be owned exclusively by the
Company and the Employee hereby expressly disclaims any and all interests in
such works. If the copyright to any such work would not be the property of the
Company by operation of law, the Employee hereby and without further
consideration, irrevocably assigns to the Company all right, title and interest
in such work, including all so-called "moral rights," and will assist the
Company and its nominees in every proper way, at the Company's expense, to
secure, maintain and defend for the Company's own benefit copyrights and any
extensions and renewals thereof on such work, including translations thereof in
any and all countries, such work to be and to remain the property of the Company
whether copyrighted or not. If the foregoing moral rights cannot be so assigned
under the applicable laws of the countries in which such rights exist, the
Employee hereby waives such moral rights and consents to any action of the
Company that would violate such rights in the absence of such consent.

          9.4   Assignment; Power of Attorney. Without in any way limiting the
foregoing, the Employee hereby assigns to the Company all right, title and
interest to all Inventions, including but not limited to patent rights. In the
event the Company is unable, after reasonable effort, to secure the Employee's
signature on any letters patent, copyright or other analogous protection
relating to an Invention, whether because of the Employee's physical or mental
incapacity or for any other reason whatsoever, the Employee hereby irrevocably
designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents
as his agent and attorney-in-fact, to act for and in his behalf and stead to
execute and file any such application or applications and to do all other
lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution thereon with the same legal
force and effect as if executed by the Employee.

     10.  Notices

     All notices under this Agreement must be in writing and must be delivered
by hand or mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return
receipt requested, to the parties as follows:

IF TO THE COMPANY:  iRobot Corporation

                            63 South Avenue
                            Burlington, MA 01803
                            Attention: Glen D. Weinstein

IF TO THE EMPLOYEE: To the address set forth below the signature of the
Employee;

or to such other address as is specified in a notice complying with this Section
10. Any such notice is deemed given on the date delivered by hand or three days
after the date of mailing.

     11.  Miscellaneous

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          11.1   Modification. This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement
between the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof, superseding all
prior understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, including without
limitation the Offer Letter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this
Agreement shall modify the Invention & Confidentiality Agreement executed by the
Employee and Company on or about March 24, 2003. This Agreement may not be
amended or revised except by a writing signed by the parties.

          11.2   Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is binding upon and
inures to the benefit of both parties and their respective successors and
assigns, including any corporation with which or into which the Company may be
merged or which may succeed to its assets or business, although the obligations
of the Employee are personal and may be performed only by him.

          11.3   Captions. Captions have been inserted in this Agreement solely
for convenience of reference, and in no way define, limit or affect the scope or
substance of any provision of this Agreement.

          11.4   Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable,
and invalidity of any provision does not affect the validity of any other
provision. In the event that any court of competent jurisdiction determines that
any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof is enforceable
because of its duration or scope, the parties agree that the court in making
such determination will have the power to reduce the duration and scope of such
provision to the extent necessary to make it enforceable, and that the Agreement
in its reduced form is valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted by
law.

          11.5   Governing Law. This Agreement is to be construed under and
governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, excluding its
conflict of laws provisions. Any and all actions under this Agreement shall be
brought by the parties in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which
is the exclusive jurisdiction and venue for this Agreement.

          11.6   Survival. The provisions of Sections 6.3, 6.4, 7, 8, 9, 10 and
11 shall survive the Employee's employment and the termination of this
Agreement.

          11.7   Arbitration. Except for the right to obtain provisional
remedies or interim relief, which right is preserved without any waiver of the
right to arbitration, any dispute under this Agreement shall be settled by
arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association, in Boston,
Massachusetts. The arbitration shall be kept confidential to the maximum extent
practical. Such arbitration shall be final and binding on the parties. In the
event of any dispute between the parties arising out of this Agreement, the
prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorney's fees and
costs incurred in the action, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction
or an arbitration court having competence under this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date and
year first above written.

                                  iROBOT CORPORATION

                                  BY: /s/ Helen Greiner
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                                     Helen Greiner, President

                                  EMPLOYEE

                                  /s/ Greg White
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                                       Greg White

                                  Address:

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.15

                        INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT

         THIS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") dated December
30, 2002 (the "Effective Date") is made between iRobot Corporation and its
affiliates, successors, assigns and duly authorized representatives ("Company"),
with an office at 63 South Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803-4903, and Rodney A.
Brooks ("Contractor"), with an office at 545 Tech Square, 9th Floor, Cambridge,
MA 02139, for the purpose of setting forth the exclusive terms and conditions by
which Company desires to acquire Contractor's services.

         In consideration of the mutual obligations specified in this Agreement,
the parties, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree to the following:

         1. Services:

         (a) Company hereby retains Contractor, and Contractor hereby agrees to
continue to perform for Company, certain services assigned to Contractor by
Company in Company's sole discretion, including, but not limited to,
fundraising, marketing, and technical projects (the "Services"). Contractor is
responsible for providing the necessary equipment, tools, materials and supplies
to perform the Services.

         (b) Contractor agrees to keep Company updated, promptly upon Company's
request, of any progress, problems, and/or developments of which Contractor is
aware regarding the Services. Company shall have the right to require such
updates in writing from Contractor in a format specified by Company or
acceptable to Company in its sole discretion.

         2. Compensation:

         (a) In exchange for the full, prompt, and satisfactory performance of
all Services to be rendered to Company hereunder (not to exceed 35 hours per
month), Company shall provide Contractor, as full and complete compensation for
the Services rendered hereunder, compensation at the rate of $500.00 per hour.
Company shall pay such compensation within 30 days of approval of each invoice
from Contractor setting forth the Services performed (but Contractor will not
submit invoices more often than monthly).

         (b) For a period of three (3) years starting with fiscal year 2003,
Contractor will receive an annual bonus of $66,600 ("Annual Bonus"), payable
within ninety (90) days of the close of the Company's fiscal year; provided,
however, the Annual Bonus will only be payable if Contractor has provided and
continues to be available to provide Services to the Company no less than
twenty-five (25) hours per month averaged on an annual basis.

         (c) In addition to the Annual Bonus, Company hereby agrees that
Contractor will be eligible for additional compensation for specific projects.
Such additional compensation, and whether Contractor is eligible for same, will
be determined and awarded at Company's Board of Directors' sole discretion.

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         (d) The Company will, upon substantiation thereof, reimburse the
Contractor for all reasonable expenses required in the ordinary course of
business and incurred by the Contractor in connection with the Company's
business affairs. The Contractor must regularly submit, to the Treasurer of the
Company, a statement of these expenses and will comply with such other
accounting and reporting requirements as the Company may from time to time
establish.

         (e) Contractor shall not be entitled to receive any other compensation
or any benefits from Company (except as expressly set forth herein). Except as
otherwise required by law, Company shall not withhold any sums or payments made
to Contractor for social security or other federal, state or local tax
liabilities or contributions, and all withholdings, liabilities, and
contributions shall be solely Contractor's responsibility. Further, Contractor
understands and agrees that the Services are not covered under the unemployment
compensation laws and are not intended to be covered by workers' compensation
law.

         3. Confidentiality and Nondisclosure. In consideration and as a
condition of the Contractor's continuing relationship with iRobot and/or by
companies which it owns, controls, or is affiliated with, or their successors in
business (for purposes of this Section 3 only, the "Company"), and the
compensation paid for Contractor's Services, the Contractor agrees:

         (a) Except as deemed necessary by the Contractor to perform the
Services hereunder, (i) to keep confidential, except as the Company may
otherwise consent in writing, and not to disclose, or make any use of except for
the benefit of the Company, at any time either during or subsequent to the
Contractor's relationship with the Company, any trade secrets, confidential
information, knowledge, data, or other information of the Company relating to
products, processes, know-how, designs, customer lists, business plans,
marketing plans and strategies, and pricing strategies or any subject matter
pertaining to any business of the Company or any of its clients, licensees or
affiliates, which the Contractor may produce, obtain or otherwise acquire during
the course of his relationship with the Company, except as herein provided and
(ii) not to deliver, reproduce or in any way allow any such trade secrets,
confidential information, knowledge, data or other information, or any
documentation relating thereto, to be delivered or used by any third parties
without specific direction or consent of a duly authorized representative of the
Company.

         (b) In the event of termination of the Contractor's relationship with
the Company for any reason whatsoever, (i) to surrender and deliver to the
Company promptly all records, materials, equipment, drawings and data of any
nature pertaining to any invention or confidential information of the Company or
to the Contractor's engagement with the Company, and the Contractor will not
take with him any description containing or pertaining to any confidential
information, knowledge or data of the Company which the Contractor may produce
or obtain during the course of performing the Services and (ii) to sign and
deliver a "Termination Certificate" in the form attached as Exhibit A.

         (c) To keep and maintain adequate and current written records of all
sales and customer transactions, which records shall be available to and remain
the sole property of the Company at all times.

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         4. Further Assurances: During the term of this Agreement and for a
period of one (1) year after the termination of this Agreement for Section 4(a)
and two (2) years after the termination of this Agreement for Sections 4(b) and
4(c), the Contractor shall not, without the Company's prior written consent,
which shall not be unreasonably withheld, directly or indirectly:

         (a) as an individual proprietor, partner, stockholder, officer,
employee, consultant, director, joint venturer, saver, lender, or in any other
capacity whatsoever (other than as a holder of not more than 5% of the total
outstanding stock of a publicly held company), engage in the business of
developing, producing, marketing or selling products or services similar to
products or services in the Robotics Industry (as defined herein), provided,
however, that the Contractor may provide, subject to Section 3 of this
Agreement, services to educational or research organizations that do not compete
with the Company or develop, produce, market or sell products or services that
compete with the Company's products or services. For purposes of this Agreement,
the Robotics Industry shall be defined as those areas of business where embedded
control, mechanical actuators, sensors and artificial intelligence are combined
together to create value.

         (b) recruit, solicit or induce, or attempt to induce, any employee,
consultant or agent of the Company to terminate their employment with, or
otherwise cease their relationship with, the Company after cessation of the
Contractor's relationship with the Company; or

         (c) solicit, divert or take away, or attempt to divert or take away,
the business or patronage of any of the clients, customers or accounts, or
prospective clients, customers or accounts, of the Company which were contacted,
solicited or served by the Contractor during the term of this Agreement.

         5. Indemnification/Release:

         (a) Contractor agrees to take all necessary precautions to prevent
injury to any persons (including employees of Company) or damage to property
(including Company's property) during the term of this Agreement, and shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless Company, its officers, directors,
stockholders, employees, representatives and/or agents from any claim,
liability, loss, cost, damage, judgment, settlement or expense (including
reasonable attorney's fees) resulting from or arising in any way out of injury
(including death) to any person or damage to property arising in any way out of
any act, error, omission or negligence on the part of Contractor in the
performance or failure to fulfill any Services or obligations under this
Agreement.

         (b) Contractor further agrees that any breach of this Agreement by
Contractor will cause irreparable harm to Company and that in the event of such
breach or threatened breach, Company shall have, in addition to any and all
remedies of law and those remedies stated in this Agreement, the right to an
injunction or other equitable relief to prevent the violation of Contractor's
obligations hereunder.

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         (c) Contractor agrees to indemnify and hold Company harmless from and
against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, costs, or expenses
(including without limitation attorney's fees, back wages, liquidated damages,
penalties or interest) resulting from Company's failure to withhold, or pay any
and all federal or state taxes required to be withheld or paid by employers or
employees, including, without limitation, and any and all income tax, social
security, and F.U.T.A. taxes.

         6. Termination:

         (a) This Agreement shall be effective on the date hereof and shall
continue until terminated by either party upon sixty (60) days' written notice.
In the event of termination, Contractor shall ensure, upon request, that he will
perform such work as may be requested to complete and/or transfer work in
process to Company or to a party designated by Company. Contractor shall be
compensated at the rate specified in Section 2(a) for such services.

         (b) Contractor also shall be entitled to a pay out upon termination of
this Agreement, provided that Contractor executes a comprehensive release
agreement in Company's (and its officers, directors, stockholders, employees,
representatives and/or agents) favor containing a mutual release provision and
agrees to comply with all of his obligations that survive the termination of his
assignment and this Agreement. This pay out will equal to twelve months of
Contractor's pay at the aggregate monthly rate as of the last complete month
during which the Contractor provided Services to Company hereunder prior to
termination of this Agreement. This termination pay out will be paid in equal
monthly installments over the pay out period.

         (c) In addition to any payments made under Section 6(b) and
notwithstanding Section 2(b), Contractor also shall be entitled to a one-time
bonus payment upon termination of this Agreement, provided that Contractor
executes a comprehensive release agreement in Company's (and its officers,
directors, stockholders, employees, representatives and/or agents) favor
containing a mutual release provision and agrees to comply with all of his
obligations that survive the termination of his assignment and this Agreement.
This bonus payment will equal: $133,200, if the Contractor is terminated during
fiscal year 2004; $66,600, if the Contractor is terminated during fiscal year
2005; and there will be no bonus payment if termination occurs thereafter.

         7. Independent Contractor:

         (a) Company and Contractor expressly agree and understand that
Contractor is an independent contractor and nothing in this Agreement nor the
Services rendered hereunder is meant, or shall be construed in any way or
manner, to create between them a relationship of employer and employee,
principal and agent, partners, joint employers or any other relationship other
than that of independent parties contracting with each other solely for the
purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Agreement. Contractor is not
Company's agent and, except as expressly authorized (after the date hereof) by
Company in writing, is not authorized and shall not have the power or authority
to bind Company or incur any liability or obligation, or act on Company's
behalf. Without Company's prior written consent, at no time shall Contractor
represent that he is an agent of Company, or that any of the views, advice,
statements and/or

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information that may be provided while performing the Services are those of
Company.

         (b) While Company is entitled to provide Contractor with general
guidance to assist Contractor in completing the scope of work to Company's
satisfaction, Contractor is ultimately responsible for directing and controlling
the performance of the task and the scope of work, in accordance with the terms
and conditions of this Agreement. Contractor shall use his best efforts, energy
and skill in his own name and in such manner as he sees fit.

         8. General:

         (a) This Agreement does not create an obligation on Company to continue
to retain Contractor except as set forth herein. This Agreement may not be
changed unless mutually agreed upon in writing by both Contractor and Company.
Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 shall survive the termination of this Agreement
regardless of the manner of such termination. Any waiver by either party of a
breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a
waiver of any subsequent breach of such provision or any other provision hereof.

         (b) Contractor hereby agrees that each provision herein shall be
treated as a separate and independent clause, and the unenforceability of any
one clause shall in no way impair the enforceability of any of the other clauses
herein. Moreover, if one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement
shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to scope, activity,
subject or otherwise so as to be unenforceable at law, such provision or
provisions shall be construed by the appropriate judicial body by limited or
reducing it or them, so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent compatible
with the applicable law as it shall then appear.

         (c) Company shall have the right to assign this Agreement to its
successors and assigns and this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by said successors or assigns. Contractor may not assign this
Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without Company's prior written
consent. This Agreement shall be binding upon Contractor's heirs, executors,
administrators and legal representatives. This Agreement and all aspects of the
relationship between the parties hereto shall be construed and enforced in
accordance with and governed by the internal laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. Moreover, the
parties hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state or
federal courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the purpose of any claim
or action arising out of or based upon this Agreement and agree not to commence
any such claim or action other than in the above-named courts.

         (d) This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties
hereto with respect to the engagement of Contractor by Company herein, except
for the November 12, 1998 letter agreement between Contractor and Company's
predecessor, IS Robotics Corporation, which shall remain in full force and
effect in accordance with its terms and to the extent that it is not in conflict
with the terms of this Agreement. All other negotiations and agreements (written
or oral) between the parties are superseded by this Agreement, including,
without limitation, the agreement, dated as of January 1, 1997, by and between
Company's predecessor (IS Robotics Corporation) and Contractor, and there are no
representations, warranties, understandings or agreements other than those
expressly set forth herein. The language of all parts of this

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Agreement will in all cases be construed as a whole in accordance with its fair
meaning and not strictly for or against either party hereto.

         (e) All notices provided for in this Agreement shall not be given in
writing and shall be effective when either served by hand delivery, electronic
facsimile transmission, express overnight courier service, or by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the parties at their
respective addresses as set forth at the beginning of this Agreement, or to such
other address or addresses as either party may later specify by written notice
to the other.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Independent
Contractor Agreement under seal as of the date first above written.

                                               iROBOT CORPORATION

/s/ RODNEY A. BROOKS                           By: /s/ HELEN GREINER
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Rodney A. Brooks
                                               Name: Helen Greiner
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                                    EXHIBIT A

                             TERMINATION CERTIFICATE

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