iRobot, the maker of the popular Roomba vacuum cleaner, filed for bankruptcy protection on Dec. 14, saying it would go private after being purchased by its Chinese manufacturer. In a news release on ...

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The 35-year-old, publicly held company will be taken over by its Chinese supplier, Shenzhen Picea Robotics, and become a privately held business, according to the Delaware bankruptcy filing on Sunday.

(AP) – Roomba maker iRobot has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but says that it doesn’t expect any disruptions to devices as the more than 30-year-old company is taken private under a ...

Roomba maker iRobot has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but says that it doesn’t expect any disruptions to devices as the more than 30-year-old company is taken private under a ...

Luminar Technologies, which makes sensor technology for self-driving cars, filed for bankruptcy after losing a supply contract with Volvo Cars. The technology company said it has entered chapter 11 ...

NEW YORK - Roomba vacuum cleaner’s maker, iRobot, said on Dec 14 that it had filed for bankruptcy protection as it grapples with increased competition from lower-priced rivals and US tariffs. The ...

The company behind the Roomba automatic vacuum cleaner is filing for bankruptcy and will be taken private for restructuring. iRobot said it was under Chapter 11 protection but did not anticipate any ...

iRobot, the maker of Roomba, has filed for bankruptcy and will be acquired by its supplier, Shenzhen PICEA Robotics. This move cancels $264 million in debt, allowing iRobot to continue operations as a ...

The lidar maker has been stuck in a legal fight with its former CEO, Austin Russell, and has gone through several rounds of layoffs. The lidar maker has been stuck in a legal fight with its former CEO ...

Roomba maker iRobot has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but says that it doesn’t expect any disruptions to devices as the more than 30-year-old company is taken private under a ...

Lidar company Luminar has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after months of layoffs, executive departures, and a legal fight with its largest customer, Volvo. The company aims to sell off its ...