Last updated: 2025-12-16 00:11:28 ET
How Roomba invented the home robot — and lost the future
The company's bankruptcy comes after Amazon abandoned its planned acquisition of iRobot in 2024 due to mounting regulatory scrutiny.
iRobot, the U.S. firm that had robots vacuuming homes, will be taken over by its China-based supplier. It's assuring owners that devices will keep working as usual.
iRobot, the American company that created the robotic vacuum Roomba, filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, sending the company into the arms of its Chinese ...
"So what is going to happen to the functionality of [my Roomba]? It's one of the smart ones that talk with a server," a Reddit user posted on Sunday.
iRobot, which introduced the Roomba vacuum cleaner in 2002, vows to continue supporting its products despite Chapter 11 filing.
Roomba maker iRobot has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but says that it doesn’t expect any disruptions to devices as the more than 30-y...
iRobot, the maker of the Roomba vacuum cleaner, filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday, saying that it would go private after being bought by Picea...
Founded in 1990 by three M.I.T. researchers, iRobot introduced its vacuum in 2002. Its restructuring will turn the company over to its largest credito...
Who is Picea Robotics, Roomba’s new owner?
