The Robot Report

Robotics industry reacts to iRobot’s bankruptcy

Robot’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy has sparked intense reactions, with opinions on regulation, innovation, manufacturing, and ...

iRobot Enters Chapter 11 Bankruptcy After Decades as a Household Robotics Pioneer

Robot, the company that brought robotic vacuum cleaners into millions of homes worldwide, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ...
SupplyChainBrain

Chinese Supplier to Assume Control of Roomba Parent Company

The Roomba maker's debts include $100 million to Chinese robotics manufacturer Picea, and $3.4 million to U.S. Customs and ...
Ars Technica

Here come the inflate-a-bots: iRobot’s AIR blow-up bot prototypes

A DARPA-funded research project at Massachusetts-based iRobot has developed a series of prototype robots with inflatable parts. The robots, developed with researchers from Carnegie-Mellon ...
ZDNet

You probably shouldn't buy a Roomba vacuum this Black Friday (or any time after) - here's why

iRobot remains at risk of shutting down. That raises questions about the future of Roomba vacuums. Black Friday shoppers should proceed cautiously. Unfortunately, the latest SEC filing indicates ...
AFCEA

iRobot Awarded $200 Million Army Contract for Robotic Systems and Parts

iRobot Corporation has been awarded a $200 million ceiling-priced, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract from the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and ...
Computerworld

IRobot gets $200M Army pact to supply robots, spare parts

The U.S. Army today awarded iRobot Corp. a $200 million contract that calls for iRobot to supply the Army with military robots and spare parts as well as training and other services over the ...