When Apple released iOS 18.4 to everyone earlier this year, it came with a big upgrade to the Home app. Users can now add robot vacuums to HomeKit for the first time thanks to the Matter smart home ...

Over the last few weeks, iRobot has added Matter support to more of its Roomba robot vacuums, allowing them to be integrated with the Home app and used with Siri voice commands. Matter integration has ...

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Opinion Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics are trumped by accountancy's First Law of Finance: you must make money. iRobot, the company behind the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner, is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, ...

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 ...

Picea will acquire iRobot after the consumer robotics company filed for bankruptcy. iRobot Corporation has entered into a restructuring agreement with its secured lender and primary contract ...

When iRobot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last Sunday, it marked the end of an era for one of America’s most beloved robotics companies. The Roomba maker, which had sold over 50 million robots since ...

Roomba-maker iRobot, the undisputed champion of robotic vacuum cleaners, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on December 15, marking the end of a 35-year journey that transformed home cleaning. The ...

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Simply sign up to the Technology sector myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The world’s biggest robot vacuum cleaner maker is betting on artificial intelligence to transform the market ...

iRobot, the US company best known for creating the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner, has entered bankruptcy protection after years of declining sales and intensifying competition from Chinese manufacturers ...