When a robotics pioneer who has spent decades building humanoid machines recommends that you stand at least nine feet away ...

A year and a half after announcing its intention to acquire iRobot, Amazon’s deal is officially dead. All parties involved anticipated some level of regulatory scrutiny, but after a few decades of ...

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Robotics firm iRobot, originator of the robotic vacuum Roomba facing stiff competition from lower-priced competitors, told investors Tuesday that there was "substantial doubt" about the company's ...

BEDFORD - About 350 iRobot employees are going to lose their jobs after the Bedford-based company announced a 31% cut to its workforce. iRobot was set to merge with Amazon, but the technology giant ...

Robotic mop and vacuum hybrids are pretty common these days, but typically they can’t do both jobs well. They either leave your carpets dirty, don’t thoroughly scrub your floors or, even worse, get ...

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 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%, ...