The US company behind the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner has filed for bankruptcy protection and agreed to be taken over by one of its Chinese suppliers.iRobot, which is best known for debuting the Roomba vacuum cleaner in the early 2000s, will be taken over by a subsidiary of its main supplier, Picea Robotics.The Roomba maker, which is listed in the US, said it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware as part of a restructuring agreement with Picea.iRobot’s earnings have come under pressure in recent y ...

iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ:IRBT) , the company behind the popular Roomba cleaning robots, has filed for bankruptcy after 35 years in the business. The stock has plunged 83.42% in the Monday pre-market.iRobot Files Chapter 11, To Go PrivateOn Sunday, the Massachusetts-based robotics company announced that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the District of Delaware court. The company will be acquired outright by its main manufacturer and lender, Shenzhen PICEA, a vacuum cleaner maker with R&D and ...

US stocks wavered on Monday as investors put a bruising week behind them, waiting for an upcoming flurry of economic data to help set expectations for interest-rate cuts in 2026. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell below the flat line to erase gains earlier in the trading session. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) shed 0.3% after closing sharply lower Friday. Recently, jitters about over-cooked AI expectations have prompted investors to jump out of tech and into va ...

U.S. stock futures are up early Monday morning, following a mixed week that saw rotation out of expensive tech stocks in favor of value, despite the third consecutive interest rate cut on Wednesday. Investors on Monday will be eagerly awaiting the results of the Empire State Manufacturing Survey, alongside the speeches of Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran and New York Fed President John Williams, both scheduled early in the day, ahead of a slew of other economic data that is set to be released over the ...

U.S. stock futures are up early Monday morning, following a mixed week that saw rotation out of expensive tech stocks in favor of value, despite the third consecutive interest rate cut on Wednesday. Investors on Monday will be eagerly awaiting the results of the Empire State Manufacturing Survey, alongside the speeches of Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran and New York Fed President John Williams, both scheduled early in the day, ahead of a slew of other economic data that is set to be released over the ...

格隆汇12月15日｜曾被誉为扫地机器人"鼻祖"Roomba的制造商iRobot(IRBT.US)今日盘前暴跌超80%， 至0.82美元。消息面上，iRobot于12月14日向美国法院申请破产保护。公司将被其主要制造商、总部位 于中国深圳的杉川机器人(Picea Robotics)收购后私有化。 根据提交至特拉华州破产法院的文件，iRobot在2024年营收达约6.82亿美元，但利润受科沃斯 （Ecovacs）等中国竞争对手的冲击。尽管iRobot在美国与日本等核心市场仍保持领先地位，但竞争迫 使公司降价，并加大技术升级投资，侵蚀利润空间。此外，美国近期实施的新关税也对公司构成重大打 击。iRobot为美国市场生产扫地机器人的主要基地在越南，相关产品面临高达46%的进口关税。这些关 税预计将今年公司成本推高约2300万美元，并增加业务规划的不确定性。 这家1990年创立的消费机器人公司，在2002年推出首款扫地机器人，2005年在纳斯达克上市。不过，公 司净利在2022年转盈为亏，净亏损达2亿8630万美元。 此前3月，iRobot曾对持续经营能力表示担忧，称面临激烈的低价竞争与美国加征关税冲击。 ...

iRobot, the maker of the Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday, marking a dramatic reversal for a company that once defined the consumer robotics industry... ...

Core Viewpoint - iRobot assures that customer service and app functionality will remain uninterrupted despite ongoing restructuring efforts [1] Group 1 - iRobot is undergoing a restructuring process [1] - The company emphasizes that customer service will not be affected during this transition [1] - App functionality is also guaranteed to remain stable throughout the restructuring [1]

The parent company of Roomba, which has sold millions of cleaning robots, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday after 35 years of operation. In a Sunday press release, Massachusetts-based robotics company iRobot said it had filed for bankruptcy protection in the District of Delaware court.The company said that it would be wholly acquired by its main manufacturer and lender, vacuum cleaner maker Shenzhen PICEA. Picea has R&D and manufacturing facilities in China and Vietnam, per the release. The Picea ...

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