Hitting the Books: How Dave Chappelle and curious cats made Roomba a household name

Autonomous vacuum maker iRobot is a lot like Tesla, not necessarily by reinventing an existing concept -- vacuums, robots and electric cars all existed before these two companies came on the scene -- but by imbuing their products with that intangible quirk that makes people sit up and take notice. Just as Tesla ignited the public's imagination as to what an electric car could be and do, iRobot has expanded our perception of how domestic robots can fit into our homes and lives. More than two doze...