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 ...

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 ...

Robot’s bankruptcy has turned a familiar household helper into a source of anxiety, as Roomba owners suddenly have to think ...

Back when iRobot released its Roomba Combo J7+, it introduced a retractable mopping arm that’s become a staple of its 2-in-1 robot vacuums. By automatically retracting to its resting position on top ...

Dec 14 (Reuters) - iRobot, the maker of the Roomba vacuum cleaner, ‌filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday, saying ‌that it would go private after being bought by Picea Robotics, its primary ...

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%, ...

iRobot just scrapped and replaced almost its entire range of robot vacuums, but amongst the shiny new fleet there's one model that has caught my eye in particular: the Roomba 205 DustCompactor Combo.