The Latest Breaking News from iRobot

The company most known for its Roomba robot vacuum, iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ: IRBT), will be acquired by Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) for $1.7 billion as the largest e-commerce corporation in the wo

iRobot is most famous for the circular-shaped Roomba vacuum, which would join voice assistant Alexa and Ring security cameras among smart home features offered by Amazon.

Amazon keeps sneaking in into our homes with its aggressive acquisitions of smart device companies.

A strong jobs report caused the stock market to fall sharply Friday, but indexes trimmed losses.

E-commerce giant Amazon announced an agreement to buy iRobot, maker of home-cleaning robots such as Roomba vacuums, for $1.7 billion.

Amazon on Friday announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the vacuum cleaner maker iRobot for approximately $1.7 billion

Amazon.com Inc. said it would buy IRobot Corp., maker of the Roomba vacuum, for $1.65 billion as the e-commerce giant continues its push into internet-connected home devices and robotics.

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iRobot (NASDAQ:IRBT) reported its Q1 earnings results on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 04:01 PM. Here's what investors need to know about the announcement. Earnings iRobot beat estimated earnings by 51.11%, reporting an EPS of $-0.66 versus an estimate of $-1.35.

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Shares of consumer robot company iRobot (IRBT) have retreated 48% in price over the past year as the company continues to grapple with the semiconductor chip shortage and supply chain bottlenecks. But the company intends to expand its operational capability and diversify its manufacturing footprint in the coming months through…