The iRobot Roomba Plus 405 is a combination mopping-and-vacuuming robot with a self-emptying, self-washing dock. It’s ...

A lack of innovation, tough competitors, and an ill-fated lifeline from Amazon humbled the Bedford-based tech legend.

This next-level robot vacuum and mop works hard so you don't have to, and leaves your carpeted and hard-surfaced floors ...

Roborock announced a few new robot vacuums at CES 2026, including one that has leggy stilts that mean it can just lift itself ...

This week in design, though Roomba maker iRobot filed for bankruptcy in December, fans of the robotic vacuums are more ...

Our testing found that eufy’s robot vacuums now match competitors on features, while Roombas have largely stagnated.

Angle, who co-founded iRobot in 1990 at MIT's Artificial Intelligence Lab, said on The New York Times' Hard Fork podcast that Chinese competitors had access to a domestic market iRobot could not ...

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 ...

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 ...

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iRobot, the creator of Roomba, filed for bankruptcy on Sunday. If Amazon had been allowed to acquire the company in 2022, consumers likely would have enjoyed improved quality and lower prices. Now, ...

BEDFORD (AP) — Roomba maker iRobot has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but says it does not expect any disruptions to devices as the more than 30-year-old company is taken private under a ...