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'''iRobot Corporation''' is an American consumer robotics company that designs & builds robots for the home, including the Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner. The company is facing potential bankruptcy as of November 2025, with only $24.8 million in cash remaining & no identified sources for additional capital.<ref>{{cite web |date=2025-11-06 |title=iRobot Reports Third-Quarter 2025 Financial Results |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/irobot-reports-third-quarter-2025-financial-results-302607780.html |access-date= |website=PR Newswire |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251217143850/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/irobot-reports-third-quarter-2025-financial-results-302607780.html |archive-date=17 Dec 2025}}</ref> An estimated 10-15 million cloud-dependent iRobot devices remain in active use globally, raising concerns about consumer access to features they purchased if the company's cloud services shut down.<ref>{{cite web |date=2025-11-11 |title=Tech company's potential bankruptcy to affect 50 million devices |url=https://www.thestreet.com/retail/tech-companys-likely-bankruptcy-to-affect-common-home-item |access-date= |website=TheStreet |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251204025350/https://www.thestreet.com/retail/tech-companys-likely-bankruptcy-to-affect-common-home-item |archive-date=4 Dec 2025}}</ref> | '''iRobot Corporation''' is an American consumer robotics company that designs & builds robots for the home, including the Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner. The company is facing potential bankruptcy as of November 2025, with only $24.8 million in cash remaining & no identified sources for additional capital.<ref>{{cite web |date=2025-11-06 |title=iRobot Reports Third-Quarter 2025 Financial Results |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/irobot-reports-third-quarter-2025-financial-results-302607780.html |access-date= |website=PR Newswire |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251217143850/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/irobot-reports-third-quarter-2025-financial-results-302607780.html |archive-date=17 Dec 2025}}</ref> An estimated 10-15 million cloud-dependent iRobot devices remain in active use globally, raising concerns about consumer access to features they purchased if the company's cloud services shut down.<ref>{{cite web |date=2025-11-11 |title=Tech company's potential bankruptcy to affect 50 million devices |url=https://www.thestreet.com/retail/tech-companys-likely-bankruptcy-to-affect-common-home-item |access-date= |website=TheStreet |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251204025350/https://www.thestreet.com/retail/tech-companys-likely-bankruptcy-to-affect-common-home-item |archive-date=4 Dec 2025}}</ref> April 2026, users of devices manufactured between 2015 - 2018 have reported their devices no longer have access to cloud services. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-04-03 |title=iRobot is intentionally bricking older Roombas (Error c181) and r/roomba mods are censoring the community. |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/RobotVacuums/comments/1sb6siu/irobot_is_intentionally_bricking_older_roombas/}}</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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*Custom cleaning preferences including power boost & cleaning passes | *Custom cleaning preferences including power boost & cleaning passes | ||
=== Workarounds === | ===Workarounds=== | ||
There is an ongoing thread regarding solutions for local control of the recent 505 series of robots, see https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues/146155#issuecomment-3531411934. | There is an ongoing thread regarding solutions for local control of the recent 505 series of robots, see https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues/146155#issuecomment-3531411934. | ||
== Users of older models reporting a loss of cloud access and community censorship == | |||
Owners of 900 series iRobots are reporting a loss of cloud access and bricked devices. They are receiving error codes c181/c182 which according to irobot's website state "900 series robots with a manufacturing date between 2015 - 2018 may no longer be supported." | |||
Multiple users have reported no longer being able to adjust the robot's settings, cleaning schedules or any other functionality provided through the app. | |||
Upon trying to seek assistance in the r/Roomba subreddit, they are being banned and having their posts deleted. This is relevant as the moderator of the r/Roomba community has in the past claimed official affiliation with iRobot - it creates a public perception that iRobot endorse censorship of its own customers. | |||
https://www.reddit.com/r/RobotVacuums/comments/1sb6siu/irobot_is_intentionally_bricking_older_roombas/ | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||