Amazon is buying iRobot, the creator of the Roomba robot vacuum

[Athlon]

Amazon just took a big step toward cornering the market for household robots. The company has reached a deal to acquire iRobot, the creator of Roomba robot vacuums. The purchase is worth $1.7 billion in cash and will maintain Colin Angle as iRobot's CEO. The two firms didn't say when they expected the deal to close, but that will depend on the approval of both iRobot shareholders and regulators.

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https://www.engadget.com/amazon-buys-irobot-roomba-creator-122257453.html

 

[larryllix]

Amazon just took a big step toward cornering the market for household robots. The company has reached a deal to acquire iRobot, the creator of Roomba robot vacuums. The purchase is worth $1.7 billion in cash and will maintain Colin Angle as iRobot's CEO. The two firms didn't say when they expected the deal to close, but that will depend on the approval of both iRobot shareholders and regulators.
More Here:
https://www.engadget.com/amazon-buys-irobot-roomba-creator-122257453.html
 

Nice! Now amazon will know the layout of every room in our house.

I wonder if the Roomba can read the size of my wife's underware?
Better not tell her, or I'll be pushing the vaccuum cleaner again.

Technology? it's a make-work programme for some.



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