iRobot公司由麻省理工学院的三位机器人专家于1990年创立，最初专注于国防和航天技术，2002年随着Roomba扫地机器人的发布转型机器人领域，并成为该领域首个家喻户晓的品牌，其扫地机器人的总销量已超过5000万台。

2002年，三个来自美国麻省理工学院的年轻人推出了世界上第一款扫地机器人。这个小小的白色圆盘能在家中四处奔走，清扫地板上的灰尘和细小垃圾，尽管有时候跌跌撞撞，但也在市场上引起了极大的轰动。 这款机器人被命名为“Roomba”，其品牌名“iRobot”则取自阿西莫夫的科幻名著《我，机器人》（I, Robot）。三位创始人希望，他们能将机器人变得实用，走进千家万户。 在硅谷，“iRobot”一度是硅谷 ...

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Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. For many, iRobot’s Roomba robot vacuum was their first experience with a home robot. When I got my Roomba in ...

A Chapter 11 petition was filed in December 2025 to prepare for the acquisition. Supplier Picea is acting as the acquirer and had previously provided credit. The iRobot brand will continue to operate ...

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