I’m all for encouraging more young people to enter STEM, to explore engineering and perhaps ultimately pursue a career in robotics. It’s a field whose importance will only grow with time, as more of ...

Roomba vacuum cleaner maker iRobot, a former $1.4 billion buyout target of Amazon, raised concerns on Wednesday about its ability to stay in business. Shares of the company fell more than 35%, ...

BEDFORD - About 350 iRobot employees are going to lose their jobs after the Bedford-based company announced a 31% cut to its workforce. iRobot was set to merge with Amazon, but the technology giant ...

iRobot, the Bedford, Massachusetts-based company that was largely responsible for the rise of the robot vacuum cleaner in homes, is warning investors there is “substantial doubt” about its ability to ...

Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture. Just a few years ago, iRobot, best known as the maker of the Roomba, was riding high, with annual ...

Robot vacuums are convenient, but almost all models I've used share a common weakness: They sometimes get stuck. The cause may be something as simple as a stray sock or pile of clothes. Power strips, ...

iRobot struggled to meet demand at the end of last year due to component shortages, leading to a drop in revenue and profits. Demand is now crashing in Europe as consumer confidence takes a dive. It's ...

I’m all for encouraging more young people to enter STEM, to explore engineering and perhaps ultimately pursue a career in robotics. It’s a field whose importance will only grow with time, as more of ...