Amazon to Acquire Roomba Maker iRobot in $1.7 Billion Deal

Amazon is buying Roomba maker iRobot.

Roomba is now 20 years old, making iRobot one of the pioneers in the home robot space.

Since 2017, Roomba has beencompatible with Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa.

And in May, the company introduced iRobot OS, a revamped operating system.

Amazon is a market leader in smart home devices, but it has never offered a vacuum cleaner before.

Amazon didn’t offer further details about how it plans to integrate iRobot with the rest of the company.

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