‘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 ...

iRobot Files For Bankruptcy, But Roomba Robots Will Keep Cleaning Floors Unabated

One of the biggest names in robot vacuums -- iRobot -- has filed for bankruptcy. However, your Roomba robots and all ...

Roomba’s Parent Company May Get a Second Life, But We Can’t Recommend Buying Its Robot Vacuums Right Now

Robot just declared chapter 11 bankruptcy. And though it’s being bought out, it’s hard to tell what that means for Roomba ...

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

Rodney Brooks, the cofounder of Roomba vacuum creator iRobot, said the idea of humanoid robots as catchall assistants, the ...
The Robot Report

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.

Thanks to Antitrust Officials, iRobot Will Be Acquired by a Chinese Robotics Firm Instead of Amazon

Regulators warned Amazon’s iRobot deal would hurt consumers. Instead, the Roomba maker collapsed and sold to China.

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 ...