iRobot Corporation is an American technology company that designs and builds consumer robots. It was founded in 1990 by three members of MIT's Artificial Intelligence Lab, who designed robots for space exploration and military defense. The company's products include a range of autonomous home vacuum cleaners, floor moppers, and other autonomous cleaning devices. As of December 2025, it was acquired by Shenzhen Picea Robotics, their primary designer for their new line of robots up until they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. A planned takeover deal by Amazon.com for US$1.7 billion, announced in August 2022, collapsed in January 2024 amid antitrust scrutiny by the European Commission. Wikipedia