iRobot, best known for its robotic vacuum cleaners, has added to its educational product line with its acquisition of Root Robotics.
iRobot builds fleet of cleaning robots for your home
Hate cleaning? Well, iRobot is looking to take cleaning off your to-do list with two new robots that can work together to get the job done. It’s like your own person fleet of cleaning robots. iRobot’s new Roomba s9+ robot vacuum and Braava jet M6 robot mop have Imprint Link Technology that allows the robots to…
iRobot Terra robot lawn mower hopes to jumpstart U.S. market
It is finally happening. Kind of. iRobot will launch in 2019 its Terra robot lawn mower. The company has not announced specific availability or pricing, but it did say the Terra robot lawn mower will be available this year in Germany and as a beta program in the U.S. This is a much-anticipated announcement —…
iRobot shares tumble after divestiture, amid competition
Competition from another Boston-area company coupled with iRobot’s (NSDQ:IRBT) divestiture of its defense and security business may be factors in investor skittishness and iRobot’s falling stock price. SharkNinja, which in June opened a global headquarters in nearby Needham, Mass.,developed a home-cleaning robot maker to go head-to-head with iRobot sparking a sell off despite strong third-quarter…