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The best-known manufacturer of autonomous vacuums declared bankruptcy this week, and no one should be surprised.

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iRobot, the company behind the popular Roomba vacuum cleaner, has declared bankruptcy after its stock plummeted from pandemic ...

The Roomba maker's debts include $100 million to Chinese robotics manufacturer Picea, and $3.4 million to U.S. Customs and ...

Founded in 1990 by three M.I.T. researchers, iRobot introduced its vacuum in 2002. Its restructuring will turn the company ...

Tech company iRobot ( IRBT 71.06%), the maker of household vacuums and cleaning robots that include Roomba and Braava, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday, less than two years after a ...

Roomba maker iRobot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Sunday and will turn over its business to a pair of Chinese companies and go private, capping a years-long fall from grace. The Massachusetts-based ...