Last Friday afternoon, Jeffrey Emanuel sat down in his Brooklyn apartment and started writing a blog post. For hours, he pounded away on his keyboard while his wife kept their young children occupied ...

Fulfilling a long-awaited dream of Lord of the Rings and LEGO enthusiasts, the company’s largest-ever Lord of the Rings set, Minas Tirith, will reportedly be released in 2026. This time around, LEGO’s ...

Angle, who co-founded iRobot in 1990 at MIT's Artificial Intelligence Lab, said on The New York Times' Hard Fork podcast that Chinese competitors had access to a domestic market iRobot could not ...

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The home-vacuum robot began, like most things, with war. In August 1990, the same month and year Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, three MIT roboticists incorporated the company that would eventually ...

iRobot, the maker of the Roomba vacuum cleaner, filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday and is pursuing a buyout from its primary manufacturer in China after the company's acquisition by Amazon was ...

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Cunard, the renowned British cruise line, has announced a special offer for North American travellers during Wave Season, providing up to $600 in onboard credit for bookings made by 25 February 2026.

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. For many, iRobot’s Roomba robot vacuum was their first experience with a home robot. When I got my Roomba in ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Vacuum robot maker IRobot filed for bankruptcy and will be acquired by Chinese supplier Picea Robotics, ending its ...

iRobot files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware Firm struggles with lower-priced rivals, US tariffs iRobot to be bought by primary manufacturer Picea Robotics Dec 14 (Reuters) - iRobot ...

The U.S. company that put robot vacuums into American homes has hit the skids. The maker of Roomba, called iRobot, has filed for bankruptcy about two years after its failed merger with Amazon. The ...