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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.

==Consumer-impact summary==

*'''User Privacy:'''

==Controversies==

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

*scheduling cleaning,

*requesting to clean a specific room or area,

*emptying dustbin,

*starting mop pad cleaning

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

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

In 2025 it has been reported that the company might run out of cash<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCabe |first=Liam |date=2025-11-14 |title=iRobot Is in Trouble, but Roomba Is Already Dead |url=https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/roomba-obit/}}</ref>, and with possible shutdown of cloud servers and loss of functionality in their robots as a result<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brecher |first=Hannes |date=2025-11-14 |title=Roomba robot vacuums could lose (almost) all features as iRobot faces imminent bankruptcy |url=https://www.notebookcheck.net/Roomba-robot-vacuums-could-lose-almost-all-features-as-iRobot-faces-imminent-bankruptcy.1159830.0.html |url-status=live}}</ref>.

==== 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

==Products==

*Roomba

==See also==

==References==

[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]

===Controversies===

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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.

===References===

==References==

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 {{lowercase title}}
 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.
+==Consumer-impact summary==
+{{Ph-C-CIS}}
+*'''User Privacy:'''
+==Controversies==
+Most products depend largely on cloud services for their functionality. Functions like
+*scheduling cleaning,
+*requesting to clean a specific room or area,
+*emptying dustbin,
+*starting mop pad cleaning
+is only possible via their app which depend on their cloud.
+===Decline and possible shutdown of cloud services===
+In 2025 it has been reported that the company might run out of cash<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCabe |first=Liam |date=2025-11-14 |title=iRobot Is in Trouble, but Roomba Is Already Dead |url=https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/roomba-obit/}}</ref>, and with possible shutdown of cloud servers and loss of functionality in their robots as a result<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brecher |first=Hannes |date=2025-11-14 |title=Roomba robot vacuums could lose (almost) all features as iRobot faces imminent bankruptcy |url=https://www.notebookcheck.net/Roomba-robot-vacuums-could-lose-almost-all-features-as-iRobot-faces-imminent-bankruptcy.1159830.0.html |url-status=live}}</ref>.
+==== 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
+==Products==
+*Roomba
+==See also==
+{{Ph-C-SA}}
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
 ===Controversies===
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 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.
-===References===
+==References==
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