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iRobot

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iRobot has appeared in 51 articles since 2015-02. Coverage peaked in 2024Q1 with 8 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Amazon, Roomba, Colin Angle, the European Commission.

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Coverage Timeline

2025-09-28
Rodney Brooks 6 related

iRobot co-founder Rodney Brooks details why humanoid robots won't learn human-level dexterity from current methods, how to make them safe for humans, and more

rodneybrooks.com/why-todays-humanoids- wont-learn-dexterity/  —  In this post I explain why today's humanoid robots will not learn …

2021-02-25
The Verge 4 related

iRobot, which makes Roomba vacuums, says a software update to fix issues with i7 and s9 models will take several weeks, after users reported them acting “drunk”

Mitchell Clark / The Verge :

2020-08-25
The Verge 15 related

iRobot is updating its Roomba vacuum cleaners with AI-based software that will add specific spot-cleaning, event-based automation, and more

To help Roombas know when and where to clean  —  iRobot is announcing what it's calling the biggest software upgrade to its robot vacuum cleaners since …

2019-06-23
VentureBeat 9 related

iRobot has acquired Root Robotics, which makes a $199 educational robot that can be programmed to draw, respond to touch and sound, play music, and more

Bedford, Massachusetts-based iRobot, the robotics company perhaps best known for its iconic Roomba autonomous home vacuum cleaners …

2017-07-25
Reuters 24 related

Roomba vacuum maker iRobot hopes to sell its users' floor plan data, seeking deals with Amazon, Apple, and Alphabet

(Reuters) - The Roomba robotic vacuum has been whizzing across floors for years, but its future may lie more in collecting data than dirt.

2015-09-17
Wall Street Journal 11 related

iRobot's WiFi-connected Roomba 980 maps your home via camera and can be controlled with an app, available in October for $900

Nathan Olivarez-Giles / Wall Street Journal :

2015-02-11
Daily Mail 28 related

Google-owned Boston Dynamics shows off Spot, its newest, electrically powered robo-dog

Boston Dynamics  —  Spot is a four … Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch : Watch Google's New Small Dog Robot Take A Kicking And Keep On Ticking Rich McCormick / The Verge : Boston Dynamics' newest robot...

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Quarterly Coverage

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Narrative

TEXXR tracks 41 Techmeme articles mentioning iRobot, dating back to September 2015. The biggest stories include iRobot files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and reaches a restructuring agreement to hand over... and Amazon plans to acquire Roomba maker iRobot in a $1.7B all-cash deal; Colin Angle will.... Frequently covered alongside Amazon, Roomba, Colin Angle, IRBT, and FTC.

Key Moments

2024Q2enterprise +100pts; safety +67pts; consumer +17pts
2025Q1enterprise -100pts; safety -67pts; consumer -33pts
2025Q4enterprise +50pts; funding +25pts; regulation -50pts

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