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iRobot

ACQUIRED
iRobot Corporation

American manufacturer of autonomous home robots (Roomba, Braava) and the Create educational platform — pioneer of consumer robotics. Filed Chapter 11 in December 2025; being acquired by Shenzhen Picea Robotics.

Country of originUnited States
HQBedfordUnited States
01 · About

iRobot

Bedford, United States

Founders

  • Rodney Brooks

    MIT roboticist, co-founder of iRobot Corporation (1990).

  • Colin Angle

    Co-founder and former CEO of iRobot Corporation (1990).

  • Helen Greiner

    Co-founder of iRobot Corporation (1990).

03 · Geography

Global presence

HQ Bedford
04 · Metrics

Scale & funding

Publiclisted
acquiredstatus
07 · Classification

Profile & metadata

2 classification

Classification

08 · Related content

Articles

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Colin Angle Is Back: The Creator of Roomba Is Building a Companion Robot
News5 May 2026

Colin Angle Is Back: The Creator of Roomba Is Building a Companion Robot

Colin Angle, creator of the Roomba, exits stealth with Familiar Machines & Magic. The startup debuts a companion robot called a "familiar" — a quadruped, fuzzy device without a screen that communicates through motion and behavior. Launch planned for 2027.