The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies iRobot: 9 models, 23 deployments across 3 regions. 18 sources back the record.
Appears inHome robots
Overview
iRobot is an American home robotics company based in Bedford, Massachusetts, developing the Roomba robot vacuum cleaners, Braava mopping robots, and smart home cleaning devices. iRobot pioneered the consumer robot vacuum market and remains a Global leader.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 23 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDAcquisitionAcquired by Amazon
Key facts
Focus
Robot
Stage
CEO
Status
Failed acquisition
Workforce
Financial stage
Competition
Contract Manufacturers
Amazon Acquisition Blocked
Data & sources
Patent documents
15
Web sources
3
18 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (9)
View all models →Current platform
Roomba Plus 505 Combo
The Roomba Plus 505 Combo is a robot vacuum manufactured by iRobot. It is classified as a commercial-stage product. No further specifications or deployment details are available.
Current platform
Roomba Plus 405 Combo
The Roomba Plus 405 Combo is a robot vacuum produced by iRobot. It is a commercial-stage product. No additional specifications or key facts are available.
Current platform
Roomba Max 705 Vac
The Roomba Max 705 Vac is a robot vacuum produced by iRobot. It is a commercial-stage product. No additional specifications or key facts are available for this model.
Current platform
Roomba Max 705 Combo
The Roomba Max 705 Combo is a robot vacuum produced by iRobot. It is a commercial-stage product. No additional specifications or key facts are available.
Current platform
Roomba 205 Combo
The Roomba 205 Combo is a robot vacuum produced by iRobot. It is a commercial-stage product. No additional specifications or key facts are available for this model.
Current platform
Roomba 105 Vac
The Roomba 105 Vac is a robot vacuum manufactured by iRobot. It is a commercial-stage product. No additional specifications or key facts are available for this model.
Current platform
Roomba 105 Combo
The Roomba 105 Combo is a robot vacuum made by iRobot. It is a commercial-stage product. No further specifications or key facts are available.
Current platform
iRobot Roomba j7
The iRobot Roomba j7 is a self-navigating robot vacuum manufactured by iRobot, now a subsidiary of Amazon following the 2023 acquisition. It uses PrecisionVision Navigation combining camera-based visual SLAM with Imprint Smart Mapping to recognize and avoid household obstacles including cords, socks, and pet waste. The j7+ variant includes a Clean Base Automatic Dirt Disposal station holding up to 60 days of debris. Released in September 2021, the Roomba j7 processes all camera data on the robot; no images are transmitted to iRobot's cloud. Compatible with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple Siri Shortcuts.
Current platform
iRobot Roomba Combo j9+
Flagship vacuum-and-mop robot navigating by PrecisionVision camera-based vSLAM (NOT LiDAR) with RGB-camera obstacle detection that recognizes and avoids hazards (cords, pet waste, shoes). Autonomy is navigation/obstacle-avoidance; cleaning schedules and room selection are human-set. Shipping.
Partnerships
Every company iRobot has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1BYD Electronic1× joint
- 2Qualcomm1× joint
- 3Simatelex Manufactory1× joint
Most recent
- with Qualcommoperating
- with Simatelex Manufactoryoperating
- with BYD Electronicoperating
iRobot on the deployment map
View the global map23 verified deployments across 3 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where iRobot's robots are operating, by place and type.
- operationalRoomba Max 705 Vac at Germany, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
- operationalRoomba Max 705 Vac at United Kingdom, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
- operationalRoomba 105 Combo at United States (multiple hotel chains) →United States · verified Jun 2024
- operationalRoomba 105 Vac at United Kingdom, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
- operationalRoomba Max 705 Combo at United States (multiple hotel chains) →United States · verified Jun 2024
- operationalRoomba Max 705 Combo at Germany, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
- operationalRoomba Max 705 Combo at United Kingdom, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
- operationalRoomba Max 705 Vac at United States (multiple hotel chains) →United States · verified Jun 2024
- operationalRoomba 205 Combo at United States (multiple hotel chains) →United States · verified Jun 2024
- operationalRoomba 205 Combo at Germany, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
- operationalRoomba 205 Combo at United Kingdom, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
- operationalRoomba 105 Combo at Germany, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
View the full iRobot deployment record →
Relationships
Explainers
Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about iRobot, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.
What are home robots and how do they work?
What is iRobot Roomba and how does it navigate?
Current leadership (1)
- Gary Cohen CEO
Founders (2)
- Helen Greinercofounderno longer at company
later founded EASE
- Colin Anglecofounderno longer at company
Former / Previously (5)
- Colin Angle Co-founder & Former CEO
- Youssef Saleh SVP and GM, Remote Presence Business Unitsecondary-verified
- Marcio Macedo Director of Product Management, Commercial Robotssecondary-verified
- Tom Wagner Chief Technology Officersecondary-verified
- Helen Greiner Co-founder1990 to 2008secondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for iRobot.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- iRobot23 deployments
Recent coverage
iRobot in third-party press
Robot vacuums just got the FCC drone treatment. How are robot vacuum brands responding to the ban?
Upgrade your robot vacuum while the Roomba Plus 405 Combo is less than $300
I took a deep dive into the future of robot vacuums — here's what the biggest brands have cooking, from E.T.-style limbs to full humanoid home helpers
Peers
144 peers across 1 segment. Every iRobot competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
service(144)
113 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 831.3520919269878) · leader Bond at 1957%
- Anker Innovationsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Dreame Technologydirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Ecovacs Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Husqvarnadirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Mammotiondirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Narwaldirect competitor(inferred)strong
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- sec_10k
- Lifecycle stage
- distressed
- Counterparty risk class
- high
- Going concern
- flaggedAuditor going-concern explanatory paragraph in FY2024 10-K (filed Mar 12 2025); substantial doubt reiterated through 2025; filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy Dec 14 2025.
- SEC filing
- 10-K
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
3 total · 3 operating
Every company iRobot has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with Qualcommoperating
- with Simatelex Manufactoryoperating
- with BYD Electronicoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1BYD Electronic1× joint
- 2Qualcomm1× joint
- 3Simatelex Manufactory1× joint
All 3 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Qualcomm x iRobot (Roomba i7 Compute Platform)withQualcommtechnology2018-12-01operating
- Simatelex x iRobot (Roomba Contract Manufacturing)withSimatelex Manufactorymanufacturing2002-01-01operating
- BYD Electronic x iRobot (Roomba Contract Manufacturing)withBYD Electronicmanufacturing2002-01-01operating
Acquisitions (3)
- acquired by Amazonfull acquisitionterminated2022-08-05
- acquired by Amazonfull acquisitionannounced2022-08-04
- acquired Evolution Roboticsfull acquisition2012-09-17
Patent estate (15)
- US6883201usptograntedassignee
- US7571511B2usptograntedgranted 2009-08-11assignee
- US20220386834A1usptograntedgranted 2025-05-20assignee
- US8311674B2usptograntedgranted 2012-11-20assignee
- US12239280B2usptograntedgranted 2025-02-11assignee
- US7805220B2usptograntedgranted 2010-09-28assignee
Patent litigations (1)
- 1:19-cv-12125district_courtsettled · settled undisclosedas complainant2024-04-05
Timeline
Every recorded move in iRobot’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
New supplierNew supplier: Sharp Corporation
2026-08-23Supply: IR distance sensors from Sharp Corporation
New supplierNew supplier: Nidec Corporation
2026-08-23Supply: Vacuum motor and wheel motors from Nidec Corporation
New supplierNew supplier: LG Energy Solution
2026-08-23Supply: Li-ion battery pack from LG Energy Solution
New supplierNew supplier: Bosch Sensortec
2026-08-23Supply: Bump/cliff sensors from Bosch Sensortec
New supplierNew supplier: TDK InvenSense
2026-08-23Supply: IMU sensors for navigation from TDK InvenSense
New supplierNew supplier: Qualcomm
2026-08-23Supply: WiFi/Bluetooth module from Qualcomm
New supplierNew supplier: NVIDIA
2026-08-23Supply: Jetson for Roomba j7 vision from NVIDIA
Acquired byAcquired by Amazon
2022-08-05Acquired by Amazon (full_acquisition)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 6, 2026
iRobot Roomba Combo j9+
- Record createdJun 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Roomba Max 705 Vac at Germany, Europe
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Roomba Max 705 Vac at United Kingdom, Europe
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Roomba 105 Combo at United States (multiple hotel chains)
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for iRobot.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Roborock20 models
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- Mammotion7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning iRobot from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Robot vacuums just got the FCC drone treatment. How are robot vacuum brands responding to the ban?
The ban would prevent brands like Shark, Dreame, and iRobot from releasing new robot vacuums in the U.S. Here are their statements.
Upgrade your robot vacuum while the Roomba Plus 405 Combo is less than $300
The iRobot Roomba Plus 405 Combo is on sale at Amazon for just $299.99. That's 28% or $119 off and its best price ever.
I took a deep dive into the future of robot vacuums — here's what the biggest brands have cooking, from E.T.-style limbs to full humanoid home helpers
TechRadar interviews executives from Dreame, Roborock, Eufy, iRobot, and SwitchBot about the future of robot vacuums: extendable arms, stair-climbing, roller mops, and a shift…
iRobot Promo Code: 15% Off
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iRobot’s newest floor cleaner isn’t a robot
iRobot just announced its first-ever non-robotic floor cleaner. The $399 Roomba Electro Plus is a 5-in-1 hard-floor cleaner that combines vacuuming, mopping, and disinfecting, but…
iRobot Bankruptcy: How Roomba Became Chinese-Owned After 35 Years
iRobot, the maker of the Roomba, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on December 14, 2025, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The company emerged on…
iRobot Founder Wants to Put a Robotic Familiar Into Your Home
Two years ago, Colin Angle stepped down as CEO of iRobot , the company that he cofounded and the most successful home robot company the world has ever seen. Angle almost…
Do We Have Too Many Humanoids?
Waymo raises $16B, Amazon gives up on palm payments, iRobot acquired
Inside iRobot's Sale: Reactions From Founders, Competitors, and Industry
In December 2025, iRobot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after a failed Amazon acquisition, rounds of layoffs that halved its headcount, and increasing competition from Chinese…
iRobot Is in Trouble, but Roomba Is Already Dead
After failed Amazon sale and rounds of layoffs halving its headcount, iRobot's new leadership told investors that previously shelved products would be reconsidered under new CEO…
Creating Domestic Robots That Really Help
Labrador Systems’ Mike Dooley and iRobot’s Chris Jones compare notes on handling unpredictable dwellings. Read More > The post Creating Domestic Robots That Really Help appeared…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/irobot.md
- RSS feed: /companies/irobot/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/6691811b-1cf4-4242-b8a8-7df9c2fe9d84
- Revision history: /companies/irobot/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Roborock20 models
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- Mammotion7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
Video
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Google-backed Apptronik just announced Robot Park, a new training ground in Austin, TX for AI-powered humanoid robots. The 10-year-old startup, which was spun
Reality vs attention
iRobot draws attention at the 69th percentile but verifies reality at the 88th percentile among service robots. Hype Gap -19.6, 54th widest among service robots.
Analysis
Clean safety record across 23 verified deployments. Strong deployment footprint with 23 operational sites across 5 countries. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
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Last computed: Aug 29, 2026