Monday, December 15, 2025

Roomba maker iRobot to merge with 2 Chinese companies

Picea Robotics and its partner entered into a buyout deal with Roomba producer iRobot via court-supervised bankruptcy proceedings. iRobot, the maker of the Roomba floor vacuum, announced Sunday it signed-off on a "restructuring support" agreement to merge with Santrum Hong Kong Co. and Shenzhen Picea Robotics Co. -- its secured lender and its primary contract provider -- to acquire the consumer robot company.

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... "By combining iRobot's innovation, consumer-driven design, and R&D with Picea's history of innovation, manufacturing and technical expertise, we believe iRobot will be well equipped to shape the next era of smart home robotics," Cohen added in a statement. ...

Cohen stated iRobot's work will continue to advance "the industry-leading Roomba robots and smart home technologies that have defined the iRobot brand for more than three decades." ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-15 02:26 PM

A Chinese robot having access to all parts of your house?

What could possibly go wrong?

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-15 02:27 PM

Roomba's create detailed maps of the interior of users homes that are uploaded to iRobot. www.zmescience.com

#3 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-12-15 05:08 PM

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