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Amazon to Buy Roomba Vacuum Maker iRobot for $1.7 billion

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the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, Amazon has agreed to acquire iRobot for approximately $1.7 billion. The deal is subject to approval by shareholders and regulators. Amazon hasn’t had much success with household robots, but the acquisition will provide a massive foothold in the consumer robot market. iRobot’s CEO Colin Angle will remain in his position. The purchase of iRobot is Amazon’s fourth-largest acquisition.

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2 thoughts on “Amazon to Buy Roomba Vacuum Maker iRobot for $1.7 billion

  1. Those robots have a lot of data on the size of your home and furnishings in them. It’s like having Jeff Bezos come count your dining room chairs.

    1. yeah, like Alexa doesn’t know everything about you already…

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