‘It’s a cage match’: Beleaguered iRobot founder says the ...
11 hours ago · Amazon and iRobot decided in January 2024 to abandon the deal. To Angle, the failed acquisition hurt more than just iRobot, but rather the consumer and entire industry of …
iRobot co-founder says 'wrong-minded' opposition to Amazon ...
6 days ago · The bankruptcy filing follows the termination of iRobot's proposed $1.4 billion acquisition by Amazon, which was abandoned in January 2024 amid a probe by the Federal …
Former iRobot CEO calls Roomba maker's bankruptcy 'a tragedy'
Dec 15, 2025 · The company's bankruptcy comes after Amazon abandoned its planned acquisition of iRobot in 2024 due to mounting regulatory scrutiny.
'It felt so wrong': Colin Angle on iRobot, the FTC, and the ...
2 days ago · The iRobot founder opens up about the 18-month regulatory process that he says doomed the Roomba maker -- and what it means for American innovation.
Colin Angle says the failed Amazon acquisition doomed iRobot
Dec 16, 2025 · A common criticism of iRobot even before the attempted Amazon merger is that the company was simply being out-innovated in the robot-vacuum space, and Angle doesn’t …
iRobot Bankruptcy Follows FTC Block on $1.4B Amazon Deal
15 hours ago · iRobot, pioneer of Roomba vacuums, filed for bankruptcy in 2025 after the FTC blocked its $1.4 billion acquisition by Amazon, citing anticompetitive concerns. Co-founder …
iRobot Founder Says FTC Treated Blocked Deals 'Like Trophies ...
1 day ago · iRobot Founder Says FTC Treated Blocked Deals 'Like Trophies' as Bankruptcy Follows Failed Amazon Acquisition (techcrunch.com) 30 Posted by msmash on Monday …