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

The company that pioneered the US robot vacuum market is no longer setting the pace in it. Here's what's to come.

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

US-based iRobot, which was once considered one of America's biggest consumer electronics companies, filed for bankruptcy last ...

In some sense, Mr. Brooks has only himself to blame. The current humanoid craze is “kind of his fault,” said Anthony Jules, ...

Many smart vacuums rely on a constant cloud connection to work. So what happens when their companies shut down those servers?

Before filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, iRobot's dominance was waning and an Amazon acquisition failed. A timeline shows the ...

Robot files for Chapter 11, paving the way for a takeover by manufacturer Picea as tariffs, debt and competition erode the ...

Since CNET started testing robot vacuums in the early days of the first Roomba, we've worked hard to craft comprehensive ...

It was back in March when iRobot warned investors that it might not survive the next 12 months. With revenue shrinking at a ...

Robot vacuums have surged from a few trusted brands to a crowded field of manufacturers racing to outdo each other with new features.

It was September 2002 when iRobot launched the first Roomba robot vacuum that would later change the game… The ...