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Roomba Robot Vacuums Face a Shakeup

Roomba Maker iRobot Files for Bankruptcy, With Chinese Supplier Taking Control

iRobot, the pioneering American maker of the Roomba, once the leader in robot vacuums, said that it had filed for bankruptcy and that control of the company will be taken over by its Chinese supplier.

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Roomba Robot Vacuums Face a Shakeup as iRobot Files for Bankruptcy

TechJuice · 10h

Roomba Robot Vacuum Maker Goes Bankrupt Under Chinese Ownership

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Roomba maker iRobot swept into bankruptcy

Roomba maker iRobot has filed for bankruptcy and will be taken over by its Chinese supplier, marking the end of a company that popularised the robot vacuum cleaner but fell under the weight of competi...

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Roomba vacuum cleaner firm files for bankruptcy

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Robot Vacuum Roomba Maker Goes Bankrupt, Chinese Owner Emerges

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Roomba maker iRobot files for bankruptcy, pursues manufacturer buyout

The company, which raised concerns about staying in business in March, filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware bankruptcy court as it grapples with increased competition from lower-priced rivals a...

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Roomba maker iRobot has filed for bankruptcy

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Massachusetts-based iRobot files for bankruptcy; Chinese firms poised to take ownership

The New York Times

iRobot Is in Trouble, but Roomba Is Already Dead

We independently review everything we recommend. We may get paid to link out to retailer sites, and when you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Liam McCabe I visited iRobot’s headquarters outside of Boston a handful of ...

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The Fall of iRobot: How the King of Robot Vacuums Lost Its Crown

iRobot, once the company synonymous with robot vacuums, might not make it another year. For many years, iRobot was the company you thought of, when you thought of robot vacuums. It wasn’t “I have a robot vacuum”, no, it was “I have a Roomba ...

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Yes, photos taken by Roomba robot vacuums made their way online in 2020

The Roombas in question were not commercially available — they were development robots given to testers. However, several researchers have uncovered privacy issues with robot vacuums produced by several different manufacturers. In December 2022, MIT ...