January is the month of fresh starts. We declutter a drawer. We pretend we will meal prep. And we swear we will keep the ...

The smart home niche has introduced many technologies that can help you with basic or complex household chores, and that's what iRobot has been all about. However, as much as the Roomba came to take ...

Should Roomba owners worry about their robot vacuum after iRobot's bankruptcy? Here's what the company says. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images It's been a tough few years for iRobot, maker of the ...

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Few know Roomba wasn’t the original robot vacuum. The Swedish company Electrolux beat Roomba by one year when it brought the amusingly named Trilobite to market in 2001. It’s a surprise fact because ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Few know Roomba wasn’t the original robot vacuum. The Swedish company Electrolux beat Roomba by one year ...

The home-vacuum robot began, like most things, with war. In August 1990, the same month and year Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, three MIT roboticists incorporated the company that would eventually ...

Roomba once looked like the future. Its maker, iRobot, filled American homes with small but affordable robots that helped keep households clean and cats endlessly occupied. But iRobot has now filed ...

iRobot, the maker of the popular Roomba vacuum cleaner, filed for bankruptcy protection on Dec. 14, saying it would go private after being purchased by its Chinese manufacturer. In a news release on ...

The company behind the Roomba automatic vacuum cleaner is filing for bankruptcy and will be taken private for restructuring. iRobot said it was under Chapter 11 protection but did not anticipate any ...

iRobot files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware Firm struggles with lower-priced rivals, US tariffs iRobot to be bought by primary manufacturer Picea Robotics Dec 14 (Reuters) - iRobot ...

Roomba is being bought by Picea as part of a bankruptcy process. The company, which manufactures iRobot vacuums, made the move after facing financial challenges in the past few years. Roomba maker ...