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iRobot rolled out eight lidar-based Roomba models with price cuts up to £200 (~$270) and up to 25% smaller size, following a bankruptcy-reboot under Shenzhen Picea Robotics.
iRobot’s sale to China-based Picea Robotics includes creation of a US subsidiary, iRobot Safe, to handle US consumer data and separate it from the foreign owner.
Eureka's Z50 mopping robovac uses a liftable shield to keep carpets dry and is priced around $800, undercutting a competing Roomba model.
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.
Bankruptcies at iRobot, Luminar, and Rad Power Bikes highlight tariff pressures, supply-chain fragility, and offshore competition as key headwinds for hardware startups.
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