iRobot Corporation
United States · Founded 1990 · Part of Shenzhen Picea Robotics
www.irobot.com ↗One PixProof is too few to judge a company — this record fills in as more of its claims get checked. Last PixProof Sep 13, 2026.
Quick facts
- What is iRobot Corporation?
- iRobot Corporation is an American robotics company founded in 1990 by MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab researchers Rodney Brooks, Colin Angle, and Helen Greiner, headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts.
- Where is iRobot Corporation from?
- United States. Headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts, United States.
- Who owns iRobot Corporation?
- iRobot Corporation's parent company is Shenzhen Picea Robotics.
- When was iRobot Corporation founded?
- In 1990, by Rodney Brooks, Colin Angle and Helen Greiner.
▸ ABOUT IROBOT CORPORATION
iRobot Corporation is an American robotics company founded in 1990 by MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab researchers Rodney Brooks, Colin Angle, and Helen Greiner, headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts. It is best known for its Roomba line of autonomous vacuum cleaners, unveiled in September 2002, and later expanded into robotic floor mops (Braava) and other home and defense robots. After a proposed $1.7 billion acquisition by Amazon collapsed in January 2024 amid regulatory opposition, iRobot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on December 14, 2025 and was subsequently acquired by Chinese robotics manufacturer Shenzhen Picea Robotics.
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▸ TRACK RECORD
iRobot Corporation's history and the 1 marketing claim we've checked, in date order — so you can see what they promised when, and how it held up.
- 1990Founded on June 16 by MIT AI Lab researchers Rodney Brooks, Colin Angle, and Helen Greiner.
- 1998Receives a DARPA contract leading to development of the PackBot military robot.
- 2002Unveils the Roomba autonomous vacuum cleaner in September.
- 2005Begins trading on NASDAQ (ticker: IRBT) in November.
- 2012Acquires Evolution Robotics, maker of the Mint floor mopper, in September.
- 2016Sells its military robotics division in February to focus on the consumer market.
- 2022Amazon announces a $1.7 billion acquisition plan in August.
- 2025Files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on December 14 and is acquired by Shenzhen Picea Robotics.
- Checked Sep 2026CLAIM · iRobot Roomba j7"Images captured by the Roomba's object-recognition camera are handled privately and don't end up in the hands of unrelated third parties."→ 🔴 BYE THE HYPE Read the PixProof →
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