Rodney Brooks - Roboticist (MIT CSAIL/EECS)

Companies

Heartland Robotics

Founded in 2008

iRobot Corporation

Founded in 1990 as IS Robotics (NASDAQ: IRBT)
Building robots for the real world.

Robotic Ventures

Founded in 2000
Dedicated to funding robotic ventures; one remaining, active investment, Mako Surgical Corporation.

Artificial Creatures

Founded in 1991
Now a subsidiary of iRobot Corporation.

Lucid

Founded in 1984
Development of the first Pure Common Lisp compiler e(now available as Liquid Common Lisp).