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==Consumer-impact summary== | ==Consumer-impact summary== | ||
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*'''User Privacy:''' | *'''User Privacy:''' The CEO made a statement in 2017 about selling customers' floor plan data. | ||
==Controversies== | ==Controversies== | ||
Most products depend largely on cloud services for their functionality. Functions like | Most products depend largely on cloud services for their functionality. Functions like | ||
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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>. | 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 ==== | ====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 | ||
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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>. | 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 === | ===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. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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