{"id":61242,"date":"2025-12-15T14:09:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/irobot-the-maker-of-roomba-vacuums-files-for-bankruptcy-and-sells-itself-to-chinese-company\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T14:09:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:09:07","slug":"irobot-the-maker-of-roomba-vacuums-files-for-bankruptcy-and-sells-itself-to-chinese-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/irobot-the-maker-of-roomba-vacuums-files-for-bankruptcy-and-sells-itself-to-chinese-company\/","title":{"rendered":"iRobot, the maker of Roomba vacuums, files for bankruptcy and sells itself to Chinese company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Shenzhen PICEA Robotics Co., which makes Roombas for Bedford, Massachusetts-based iRobot, will buy the company, according to a news r<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/irobot-announces-strategic-transaction-to-drive-long-term-growth-plan-302641744.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">elease<\/a>. iRobot said it doesn&#8217;t expect any disruptions to its app, customer service or other functions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1990 by MIT roboticists, iRobot initially designed robots for space exploration, <a href=\"https:\/\/about.irobot.com\/history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according<\/a> to the company. iRobot debuted the Roomba in 2002, billing it as the first robotic vacuum for household floors. As sales grew, the company went public in 2005, and its stock price once topped $125.<\/p>\n<p>Shares of iRobot fell $3.12, or 72%, to $1.20 in pre-market trading on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon agreed to <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/amazon-buys-roomba-vacuum-maker-irobot-1-7-billion\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">buy iRobot for $1.7 billion<\/a><\/span> in 2022, but the deal\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/media.irobot.com\/2024-01-29-Amazon-and-iRobot-agree-to-terminate-pending-acquisition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">fell apart<\/a> last year after pushback from European Union regulators. 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