Shares of iRobot Corporation (Nasdaq: IRBT), maker of the Roomba autonomous vacuum cleaner, are crashing today after the company announced that it will seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Most Read from Fast Company As of this writing, IRBT shares are down more than 78%—and the news is only expected to get worse for common shareholders. Consumers, on the other hand, may be wondering if their Roombas will stop working. Here’s what you need to know. What’s happened? On Sunday, iRobot Corporation said ...

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Getty Images Listen below or on the go on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Tariffs piled extra pressure on iRobot. (0:15) Alphabet set for a SpaceX windfall. (1:10) ‘Zootopia 2’ still top of the box office. (2:03) The following is an abridged transcript: Roomba maker iRobot (IRBT) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware as part of a restructuring that hands full control of the company to its primary manufacturer, Picea Robotics. The filing follows mounting pressure from cheaper Chinese ...

盘前市场动向 1. 12月15日(周一)美股盘前，美股三大股指期货齐涨。截至发稿，道指期货涨0.47%，标普500指数期货涨0.50%，纳指期货涨 0.50%。 | = US 30 | 48,683.70 | 48,691.50 | 48,414.10 | +225.60 | +0.47% | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | = US 500 | 6,861.60 | 6,862.70 | 6,816.80 | +34.20 | +0.50% | | = US Tech 100 | 25,323.00 | 25,332.50 | 25,123.40 | +126.30 | +0.50% | 2. 截至发稿，德国DAX指数涨0.44%，英国富时100指数涨0.94%，法国CAC40指数涨1.13%，欧洲斯托克50指数涨0.74%。 | 德国DAX30 | 24,318.56 | 24,338.06 | 24,237.56 | +107.19 | +0.44% | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 瑞 英国富时100 | ...

The consumer robot developer has been struggling for years amid fierce competition from abroad. ...

Welcome back to Squawkbox. Roomba's vacuum maker, the uh iRoot, filing uh for bankruptcy. It's going to uh do this after going private uh being bought by its primary manufacturer.The company has faced competition from lowerpriced rivals and stress from US tariffs. That includes a 46% tariff on imports from Vietnam where iRoot builds its products for the US. Amazon, if you might remember this, tried to buy iRoot years ago for more than a billion dollars, but that deal faced opposition from regulators.So, it' ...

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智通财经APP获悉，Roomba扫地机器人制造商iRobot(IRBT.US)于上周日向美国特拉华州法院提交第11 章破产保护申请，并表示在被其主要制造商Picea Robotics收购后将私有化。受此消息影响，截至发 稿，iRobot周一美股盘前暴跌超82%。该公司市值在2021年曾因大流行推动的需求而达到35.6亿美元， 如今却只剩约1.4亿美元。 此外，iRobot预计，若法院最终批准第11章破产重组计划，现有普通股股东将无法获得重组后公司的任 何股权。公司所有已发行及流通的股权将被注销，普通股股东的投资将面临全额损失，无法获得任何偿 付。 2022年，亚马逊(AMZN.US)拟以约17亿美元现金收购iRobot，但因监管审查的压力而在2024年1月放 弃。自那之后，iRobot一直难以产生现金流并偿还债务。今年3月，该公司曾警告称，其"持续经营能力 存在重大疑虑"，并一直在寻求出售自身。今年10月，iRobot在一份监管文件中披露，唯一剩下的潜在 买家在经过"一段长期的独家谈判期"后退出，这意味着该公司的自救通道彻底被堵死。 iRobot开发的Roomba系列在2002年正式进入市场，开创了家用清洁机 ...

The US company behind the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner has filed for bankruptcy protection and agreed to be taken over by one of its Chinese suppliers.iRobot, which is best known for debuting the Roomba vacuum cleaner in the early 2000s, will be taken over by a subsidiary of its main supplier, Picea Robotics.The Roomba maker, which is listed in the US, said it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware as part of a restructuring agreement with Picea.iRobot’s earnings have come under pressure in recent y ...

iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ:IRBT) , the company behind the popular Roomba cleaning robots, has filed for bankruptcy after 35 years in the business. The stock has plunged 83.42% in the Monday pre-market.iRobot Files Chapter 11, To Go PrivateOn Sunday, the Massachusetts-based robotics company announced that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the District of Delaware court. The company will be acquired outright by its main manufacturer and lender, Shenzhen PICEA, a vacuum cleaner maker with R&D and ...