It’s only a few months since iRobot filed for bankruptcy, but it has now re-emerged under new ownership and announced eight new Roomba models.
The company which invented robot vacuum cleaners 23 years ago has been taken over by its primary manufacturer in China …
iRobot was the US company which invented a product category which is now ubiquitous – robot vacuum cleaners. Sadly, the business struggled to keep pace with an ever-growing range of competitors offering more affordable products, and it went into voluntary bankruptcy at the end of last year.
The company said at the time that the business would be taken over by its primary manufacturer in China, Shenzhen PICEA Robotics. That indeed happened, and the reborn business has just announced eight new models.
iRobot’s new owners say that these combine improved performance with smaller sizes. US pricing hasn’t yet been confirmed, but The Verge obtained UK prices which suggest roughly the same starting point for the new base model and potentially a slightly higher price for the flagship one.
The flagship Max 775 combo almost doubles the 705’s 16,000 Pa suction power to 30,000 Pa. It also adds pressurized hot spray pretreatment as well as the new hotspot mopping feature. As before, it uses a combination of LiDAR and AI-powered camera systems, and the dock empties the robot’s bin, washes the mop with hot water, and then dries it with hot air.
The entry-level Roomba 115 Combo vacuum and mop seems to offer excellent value given a doubling of suction power to 15,000 PA and an optional auto empty dock available for an extra £70 ($95).
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