Colin Angle, creator of Roomba, launches Familiar Machines & Magic with a dog-sized autonomous home companion called Familiar, signaling a shift from cleaning to social AI hardware.
Colin Angle blames the FTC for iRobot's bankruptcy and argues the Amazon deal failure was avoidable.
Angle blames an 18-month FTC review for derailing iRobot's potential Amazon deal and warns regulatory drag could dampen American innovation.
iRobot filed for bankruptcy; CEO Gary Cohen frames it as a reboot under new ownership (Picea Robotics) after a string of cash and deal issues, with a path to rekindle leadership in the market.
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