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Amazon buys Roomba maker iRobot for $1.7 billion
This morning’s acquisition announcement indicates just how serious Amazon is about getting into smart home tech.
Amazon buys Roomba maker iRobot for $1.7 billion
This morning’s acquisition announcement indicates just how serious Amazon is about getting into smart home tech.
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Amazon to acquire maker of Roomba vacuum for roughly $1.7 billion
iRobot, founded in 1990 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology roboticists, is best known for making the Roomba, a robotic vacuum that can clean consumers’ floors autonomously.
Move over, Alexa: A Roomba could soon be the brain behind your smart home
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iRobot's Roomba gets a huge intelligence boost
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Amazon is buying iRobot for $1.7B
Amazon this morning announced plans to acquire iRobot for an all-cash deal valued at $1.7 billion. The home robotics firm, best known for pioneering the robotic vacuum, was founded in 1990 ...
iRobot’s newest Roomba uses AI to avoid dog poop
The new Roomba is smart enough not to spread poop around your house.
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Amazon to buy Roomba maker iRobot
Amazon's deal also helps to shore up iRobot as the Roomba maker faces new challenges.
New Roomba operating system has no new features, but vast dreams
iRobot aims to differentiate its robots with software through OS rebrand.
Amazon to acquire maker of Roomba vacuums for roughly $1.7 billion
Amazon is acquiring iRobot for $61 a share, an all-cash deal that values the Roomba maker at $1.7 billion, the companies announced Friday.
The newest Roomba is finally smart enough to avoid pet poop
The maker of Roombas, iRobot, is utilizing machine learning to help pet owners avoid an accidental "pooptastrophe."
iRobot launches Roomba j7+, Genius 3.0 platform: It takes a lot of AI to avoid poop
iRobot launched its Roomba j7+ vacuum and third version of its Genius smart home platform and included a Pet Owner Official Promise (POOP) that it can avoid your pet's unfortunate excrement ...
Amazon Buying Roomba Maker iRobot for $1.7 Billion
The deal for the robot vacuum, which would be Amazon’s fourth-largest acquisition, adds to a connected-home portfolio that also includes the Alexa virtual assistant speaker and Ring video ...
Amazon Bolsters Smart Home Product Lineup with $1.7B iRobot Acquisition
Amazon has agreed to acquire robot manufacturer iRobot, best known for its automated Roomba vacuum, for approximately $1.7 billion.
Amazon and iRobot sign an agreement for Amazon to acquire iRobot ›
This morning, Amazon and iRobot announced “a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire iRobot” for US $1.7 billion. Looking at what’s already known can still yield initial ...
iRobot is pretty sure its new Roomba won't smear dog poop all over your house
The latest robot vacuum from iRobot, the Roomba j7+, apparently can avoid pet waste.
Amazon in $1.7 billion deal to buy maker of Roomba vacuum
Amazon is diving deeper into the connected-home market and consumer robotics with its latest acquisition.
Amazon agrees to buy Roomba maker iRobot for $1.7bn
Acquisition part of Amazon’s bid to accelerate its growth beyond retail, but concerns raised about market power of Bezos firm
Amazon to Acquire Roomba Maker iRobot in $1.7 Billion Deal
Roomba will join Kindle, Ring, Echo and Fire TV in Amazon's smart home lineup.