The Roomba Was a Disappointment

The best-known manufacturer of autonomous vacuums declared bankruptcy this week, and no one should be surprised.

Roomba maker iRobot files for bankruptcy. Here’s what comes next.

Roomba maker iRobot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Sunday and will turn over its business to a pair of Chinese companies and ...
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China's Picea Robotics to Keep, Expand iRobot Brand Overseas After Buying Bankrupt US Roomba Maker, Source Says

(Yicai) Dec. 18 -- Picea Robotics, iRobot's largest creditor and contract manufacturer, will retain the brand of the bankrupt ...

Why You Should Remember the Roomba, Even After iRobot Is Kaput

While iRobot is selling itself off as scrap, let's remember what actually makes a good robovac.

A short-seller who bet against now-bankrupt iRobot for a decade unpacks how he identifies his bearish targets

Spruce Point Capital first bet against shares of the Roomba maker in 2015. Its founder shares how he approaches short-selling ...

What is Roomba’s legacy after bankruptcy?

Roomba once looked like the future. Its maker, iRobot, filled American homes with small but affordable robots that helped ...

An MIT roboticist who cofounded bankrupt Roomba maker iRobot says Elon Musk’s vision of humanoid robot assistants is 'pure fantasy thinking'

While investors are busy pouring billions of dollars into humanoid robots, an MIT roboticist who has been making robots for ...

iRobot Bankruptcy: How A Broken Growth Story Crushed IRBT Stock

The stock appears inexpensive based on sales metrics, yet that seeming “value” rests on a troubled balance sheet and a ...