# iRobot Roomba j7 at Global (restaurants, 600+ cities): deployment

Canonical ID: `9b3e8c08-00d8-457a-b8c4-25c55653d095`

iRobot Roomba is the most deployed consumer robot vacuum globally. ~18% global unit share. 35-40% US market share. Millions of units sold worldwide since 2002 launch.

## Key facts

- **Global market share:** ~18%
- **US market share:** 35-40%

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-07-08_

- **Slug:** irobot-roomba-global-multi-site
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [iRobot Roomba j7](/models/irobot-roomba.md) (id: `8a3b7857-d4f8-4ec2-9c58-61b9f9095c6b`)
- **Company:** [iRobot](/companies/irobot.md) (id: `6691811b-1cf4-4242-b8a8-7df9c2fe9d84`)
- **Location:** [Global (restaurants, 600+ cities)](/locations/global-multi-site.md) (id: `70c916c7-d904-4fad-a62d-2359f4911580`)
- **First seen:** 2002-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Robot Vacuum Cleaner Market** · https://www.businessresearchinsights.com/market-reports/robot-vacuum-cleaner-market-127288 · 2002-09-01

## Common questions

### What is the iRobot Roomba j7 deployment at Global (restaurants, 600+ cities)?

iRobot Roomba j7, built by iRobot, is recorded as a deployment at Global (restaurants, 600+ cities) on the DEPLOY registry. iRobot operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates iRobot Roomba j7 at Global (restaurants, 600+ cities)?

iRobot, the manufacturer of iRobot Roomba j7, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the iRobot Roomba j7 deployment at Global (restaurants, 600+ cities) go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting September 1, 2002 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the iRobot Roomba j7 deployment at Global (restaurants, 600+ cities)?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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