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iRobot

Bedford, Massachusetts maker of the Roomba robot vacuum, taken private by its Chinese contract manufacturer Picea through a Chapter 11 plan.

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iRobot Corporation introduced the first Roomba robot vacuum in 2002 and was listed on Nasdaq under the ticker IRBT. A planned acquisition by Amazon was terminated on January 28, 2024, with Amazon paying a $94.0 million termination amount. On December 14, 2025 the company filed for Chapter 11 in Delaware under a restructuring support agreement that hands 100% of the reorganized equity to its secured lender and primary contract manufacturer, Shenzhen PICEA Robotics.

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