How iRobot lost its way home

Robot survived three decades of competition, but couldn't survive European regulators killing its Amazon buyout. Now it's ...
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iRobot just filed for bankruptcy. What does that mean for IRBT stock? And why have investors been chasing shares higher?

Robot’s stock (IRBT) has delivered one of the most dramatic and confusing moves in the market in recent weeks. Shares of the ...

iRobot’s Co-founder Weighs in on Company’s Bankruptcy

On Sunday evening, legendary robotics company iRobot, manufacturer of the Roomba robotic vacuum, filed for bankruptcy. The ...
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A look at iRobot’s 35-year robotics journey

From disaster zones, to oil spills, to the Great Pyramids of Giza, iRobot has taken its robot everywhere in its 35 years.

‘It felt so wrong’: Colin Angle on iRobot, the FTC, and the Amazon deal that never was

The iRobot founder opens up about the 18-month regulatory process that he says doomed the Roomba maker -- and what it means ...

What happened to iRobot can happen to anyone

For instance, once iRobot perfected the concept for the Roomba, it wasn’t long before the first copies burst onto the scene.

How Roomba invented the home robot — and lost the future

The original Roomba was the first robot vacuum in the US, and the second ever made, following Electrolux’s Trilobite the year ...