The marketplace was not a level playing field,” Colin Angle said, noting China has incentives and discounts for consumers who buy domestic products.

Should Roomba owners worry about their robot vacuum after iRobot's bankruptcy? Here's what the company says. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images It's been a tough few years for iRobot, maker of the ...

Journal Editorial Report: Tech companies and U.S. lawmakers are watching. The maker of the Roomba vacuum cleaner, iRobot, filed for bankruptcy Sunday after 35 years in business. An obituary might ...

iRobot, one of the first companies to enter the robotic home vacuum cleaner space, has filed for bankruptcy protection. The troubled company is being taken over by one of its Chinese suppliers. iRobot ...

iRobot, the maker of the Roomba vacuum cleaner, filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday and is pursuing a buyout from its primary manufacturer in China after the company's acquisition by Amazon was ...

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MIAMI, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 15: Roomba robot vacuums made by iRobot sit in boxes on a store shelf on December 15, 2025, in Miami, Florida. iRobot has filed for bankruptcy after its failed merger with ...

The 35-year-old, publicly held company will be taken over by its Chinese supplier, Shenzhen Picea Robotics, and become a privately held business, according to the Delaware bankruptcy filing on Sunday.

iRobot, the maker of the popular Roomba vacuum cleaner, filed for bankruptcy protection on Dec. 14, saying it would go private after being purchased by its Chinese manufacturer. In a news release on ...