Roomba vacuum cleaner maker iRobot, a former $1.4 billion buyout target of Amazon, raised concerns on Wednesday about its ability to stay in business. Shares of the company fell more than 35%, ...

IRobot, the maker of the Roomba floor vacuum, said Monday that a planned deal to be acquired by Amazon would not go through, a development that led it to announce it would lay off 31% of its staff. In ...

The iRobot Select program is shutting down amid more cost cutting at the troubled robot vacuum manufacturer. The iRobot Select program is shutting down amid more cost cutting at the troubled robot ...

iRobot was long overdue for a product redesign to win back its once overwhelming share of the robot vacuum market. The company just announced such a reinvention for its complete product line; it turns ...

BEDFORD - About 350 iRobot employees are going to lose their jobs after the Bedford-based company announced a 31% cut to its workforce. iRobot was set to merge with Amazon, but the technology giant ...

iRobot launched its Roomba j7+ vacuum and third version of its Genius smart home platform and included a Pet Owner Official Promise (POOP) that it can avoid your pet's unfortunate excrement instances.

Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture. Just a few years ago, iRobot, best known as the maker of the Roomba, was riding high, with annual ...

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iRobot has taken the covers off of its “most advanced” 2-in-1 robot cleaner yet; the Roomba Max 705 Combo, which introduces a physical mop cover designed to keep carpets dry. Launching in Europe, with ...