Roomba maker files for bankruptcy — sparking worries that pricey vacuums will stop working
iRobotiRobot(US:IRBT) New York Post·2025-12-16 01:05

Roomba maker iRobot has filed for bankruptcy – and customers are worried that their pricey vacuums could stop working.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.The Massachusetts-based company — whose robot vacuums cost up to 1,300hasbeenstrugglingsinceadealforAmazontoacquireitfor1,300 — has been struggling since a deal for Amazon to acquire it for 1.7 billion fell apart in 2024.  3 Roomba cleaners firs ...