iRobot Safe will now handle data for US customers’ Roomba robot vacuum cleaners.

Robot has revealed the creation of a new US-controlled iRobot Safe spin-off to steward ownership of Roomba user data.

In December last year, we learned that iRobot – the parent brand behind Roomba – had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and was ...

Roomba maker iRobot has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but says that it doesn’t expect any disruptions to devices as the more than 30-year-old company is taken private under a ...

Roomba maker iRobot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday and said the robotic vacuum cleaner would sell itself to a Chinese contract manufacturer. Shenzhen PICEA Robotics Co., which ...

Robot vacuums collect detailed home maps, photos, and personal data that companies store in vulnerable cloud servers, creating privacy risks.

Roomba vacuum cleaner maker iRobot, a former $1.4 billion buyout target of Amazon, raised concerns on Wednesday about its ability to stay in business. Shares of the company fell more than 35%, ...

Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture. Just a few years ago, iRobot, best known as the maker of the Roomba, was riding high, with annual ...

iRobot filed for bankruptcy and will be acquired by Picea Robotics, a Chinese company. Founder Colin Angle said iRobot faced rising competition from Chinese robotics firms. Angle said that China's ...

IRobot, the maker of the Roomba floor vacuum, said Monday that a planned deal to be acquired by Amazon would not go through, a development that led it to announce it would lay off 31% of its staff. In ...

iRobot, which brought robotic vacuum cleaners to the masses with its iconic Roomba models, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Massachusetts-based company plans to sell all assets to its primary ...