Amazon's Roomba Acquisition and the Future of the Smart Home
What could the e-commerce giant want with the maker of a smart vacuum robot? It's something people are wondering about ever since Amazon announced its intent to acquire iRobot for $1.7 billion. The deal moves Amazon further into the smart home, but critics argue it gives the company maps of inside millions of personal residences. Here's what you need to know.
Amazon’s $1.7 billion acquisition of robot vacuum cleaner brand iRobot is currently the talk of the town. But despite all the ways Amazon’s ownership …
Why is the Roomba company worth $1.7 billion to Amazon? It’s not the dust, it’s the data. After decades of creating war machines and home cleaning …
As Amazon announces its acquisition of Roomba, we look back on this exclusive interview with iRobot's CEO from 2017, where we talked about privacy …
