Roomba Maker iRobot Files for Bankruptcy
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Thanks to Antitrust Officials, iRobot Will Be Acquired by a Chinese Robotics Firm Instead of Amazon
Regulators warned Amazon’s iRobot deal would hurt consumers. Instead, the Roomba maker collapsed and sold to China.
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Gary Cohen, iRobot’s CEO on selling deodorant, playing golf and going off-grid in the mountains
Named chief executive officer of iRobot back in May 2024, Gary Cohen has a 25 year history of leading successful turnarounds – good news for the robot vac company! Previous roles were at Qualitor Automotive, Timex, Energizer and Gillette. In this interview he talks to us about making iRobot swim, his love of tech and being a Boston boy.
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Amazon AMZN.O and robot vacuum maker iRobot IRBT.O said Monday they would end their plans to merge in the face of opposition from EU and U.S. antitrust regulators. iRobot announced a significant restructuring plan to reduce ...