iRobot Bankruptcy: Roomba Maker Files for Chapter 11, Picea Robotics to Acquire and Take Company Private
December 15, 2025 — iRobot, the Massachusetts-based company behind the Roomba robot vacuum, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States and struck a deal that will hand ownership to its primary contract manufacturer and secured lender, Shenzhen PICEA Robotics (Picea). The company says it expects no interruption to Roomba devices, app services, customer programs, or product support as the court-supervised restructuring plays out. Reuters+2iRobot MediaKit+2 The move caps a steep reversal for one of consumer robotics’ best-known pioneers. Once buoyed by pandemic-era demand and the near-household-name status of “Roomba,” iRobot has struggled under the weight of