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Company selling vacuum and mopping robots. One of the few companies outside of china that has a substantial market in the consumer robot vacuum segment.

=== Controversies ===

===Controversies===

Most products depend largely on cloud services for their functionality. Functions like

* ~~Scheduling clening~~

*scheduling cleaning,

* ~~Requesting~~ to clean a specific room or area

*requesting to clean a specific room or area,

* ~~Emptying~~ dustbin

*emptying dustbin,

* ~~Starting~~ mop pad cleaing

*starting mop pad cleaing

Is only possible via their app which depend fully on their cloud.

is only possible via their app which depend fully on their cloud.

=== Decline and possible shutdown of cloud services ===

===Decline and possible shutdown of cloud services===

In 2025 it has been reported that the company might run out of cash, and with possible shutdown of cloud servers and loss of functionality in their robots as a result.

=== References ===

===References===

# <nowiki>https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/roomba-obit/</nowiki>

#<nowiki>https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/roomba-obit/</nowiki>

# <nowiki>https://www.theverge.com/news/817536/irobots-revenue-has-tanked-and-its-almost-out-of-cash</nowiki>

#<nowiki>https://www.theverge.com/news/817536/irobots-revenue-has-tanked-and-its-almost-out-of-cash</nowiki>

# <nowiki>https://www.businessinsider.com/roomba-irobot-bankruptcy-warning-rise-fall-2025-11</nowiki>

#<nowiki>https://www.businessinsider.com/roomba-irobot-bankruptcy-warning-rise-fall-2025-11</nowiki>

# <nowiki>https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/kitchen-household/you-probably-shouldnt-buy-a-roomba-vacuum-this-black-friday-or-any-time-after-heres-why/</nowiki>

#<nowiki>https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/kitchen-household/you-probably-shouldnt-buy-a-roomba-vacuum-this-black-friday-or-any-time-after-heres-why/</nowiki>

# <nowiki>https://www.notebookcheck.net/Roomba-robot-vacuums-could-lose-almost-all-features-as-iRobot-faces-imminent-bankruptcy.1159830.0.html</nowiki>

#<nowiki>https://www.notebookcheck.net/Roomba-robot-vacuums-could-lose-almost-all-features-as-iRobot-faces-imminent-bankruptcy.1159830.0.html</nowiki>

# <nowiki>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/27/irobot-stock-roomba.html</nowiki>

#<nowiki>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/27/irobot-stock-roomba.html</nowiki>

# <nowiki>https://mugglehead.com/roomba-maker-irobot-continues-descending-from-floor-hero-to-zero/</nowiki>

#<nowiki>https://mugglehead.com/roomba-maker-irobot-continues-descending-from-floor-hero-to-zero/</nowiki>

# <nowiki>https://project-disco.org/competition/irobots-downfall-a-cautionary-tale-of-how-merger-overdeterrence-can-stifle-business-and-cost-american-jobs/</nowiki>

#<nowiki>https://project-disco.org/competition/irobots-downfall-a-cautionary-tale-of-how-merger-overdeterrence-can-stifle-business-and-cost-american-jobs/</nowiki>

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 Company selling vacuum and mopping robots. One of the few companies outside of china that has a substantial market in the consumer robot vacuum segment.
-=== Controversies ===
+===Controversies===
 Most products depend largely on cloud services for their functionality. Functions like
-* Scheduling clening
+*scheduling cleaning,
-* Requesting to clean a specific room or area
+*requesting to clean a specific room or area,
-* Emptying dustbin
+*emptying dustbin,
-* Starting mop pad cleaing
+*starting mop pad cleaing
-Is only possible via their app which depend fully on their cloud.
+is only possible via their app which depend fully on their cloud.
-=== Decline and possible shutdown of cloud services ===
+===Decline and possible shutdown of cloud services===
 In 2025 it has been reported that the company might run out of cash, and with possible shutdown of cloud servers and loss of functionality in their robots as a result.
-=== References ===
+===References===
-# <nowiki>https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/roomba-obit/</nowiki>
+#<nowiki>https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/roomba-obit/</nowiki>
-# <nowiki>https://www.theverge.com/news/817536/irobots-revenue-has-tanked-and-its-almost-out-of-cash</nowiki>
+#<nowiki>https://www.theverge.com/news/817536/irobots-revenue-has-tanked-and-its-almost-out-of-cash</nowiki>
-# <nowiki>https://www.businessinsider.com/roomba-irobot-bankruptcy-warning-rise-fall-2025-11</nowiki>
+#<nowiki>https://www.businessinsider.com/roomba-irobot-bankruptcy-warning-rise-fall-2025-11</nowiki>
-# <nowiki>https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/kitchen-household/you-probably-shouldnt-buy-a-roomba-vacuum-this-black-friday-or-any-time-after-heres-why/</nowiki>
+#<nowiki>https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/kitchen-household/you-probably-shouldnt-buy-a-roomba-vacuum-this-black-friday-or-any-time-after-heres-why/</nowiki>
-# <nowiki>https://www.notebookcheck.net/Roomba-robot-vacuums-could-lose-almost-all-features-as-iRobot-faces-imminent-bankruptcy.1159830.0.html</nowiki>
+#<nowiki>https://www.notebookcheck.net/Roomba-robot-vacuums-could-lose-almost-all-features-as-iRobot-faces-imminent-bankruptcy.1159830.0.html</nowiki>
-# <nowiki>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/27/irobot-stock-roomba.html</nowiki>
+#<nowiki>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/27/irobot-stock-roomba.html</nowiki>
-# <nowiki>https://mugglehead.com/roomba-maker-irobot-continues-descending-from-floor-hero-to-zero/</nowiki>
+#<nowiki>https://mugglehead.com/roomba-maker-irobot-continues-descending-from-floor-hero-to-zero/</nowiki>
-# <nowiki>https://project-disco.org/competition/irobots-downfall-a-cautionary-tale-of-how-merger-overdeterrence-can-stifle-business-and-cost-american-jobs/</nowiki>
+#<nowiki>https://project-disco.org/competition/irobots-downfall-a-cautionary-tale-of-how-merger-overdeterrence-can-stifle-business-and-cost-american-jobs/</nowiki>