iRobot
iRobot's logo used since October 2016 | |
Headquarters in Bedford, Massachusetts | |
| Company type | Private |
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| Nasdaq: IRBT (formerly) | |
| Industry | Robotics |
| Founded | 1990, Delaware, U.S. |
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| Defunct | December 2025 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy, acquisition by Shenzhen Picea Robotics Co, December 2025 |
| Headquarters | Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Revenue | US$891 million (2023) |
| US$−264 million (2023) | |
| US$−305 million (2023) | |
| Total assets | US$734 million (2023) |
| Total equity | US$196 million (2023) |
Number of employees | 1,113 (December 2023) |
| Website | irobot |
| Footnotes / references | |
iRobot Corporation is an American technology company that designs and builds consumer robots. It was founded in 1990 by three members of MIT's Artificial Intelligence Lab, who designed robots for space exploration and military defense. The company's products include a range of autonomous home vacuum cleaners (Roomba), floor moppers (Braava), and other autonomous cleaning devices.
A planned takeover deal by Amazon.com for US$1.7 billion, announced in August 2022, collapsed in January 2024 amid antitrust scrutiny by the European Commission. The company filed for bankruptcy in December 2025 and was acquired by Chinese manufacturer Shenzhen Picea Robotics (Picea), their primary designer for their new line of robots.