Roomba maker iRobot files for bankruptcy
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Company's secured lender and key supplier, Picea, to acquire iRobot through court-supervised chapter 11 process.
Roomba maker iRobot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Sunday and will turn over its business to a pair of Chinese companies and go private, capping a years-long fall from grace.
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We saw it coming – Picea to acquire iRobot and Roomba via Chapter 11
Robot Corporation, which is known for its consumer robots, is officially going into Chapter 11. The company has entered into a Restructuring Support Agreement with its main lender and contract manufacturer,