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iRobot, the maker of the popular Roomba vacuum, has filed for bankruptcy. The latest development for the U.S. company, which makes its products in Vietnam, comes two years after it failed to merge with Amazon. iRobot filed for bankruptcy after struggling to climb out of massive debt and facing increasing tariff costs in recent months.

Robot filed for bankruptcy after debt, tariffs and competition crushed growth, sending its stock tumbling and ending a once‑promising robotics story.

Roomba maker iRobot has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but says that it doesn’t expect any disruptions to devices as the more than 30-year-old company is taken private under a restructuring process.

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Dec 14 (Reuters) - iRobot, the maker of the Roomba vacuum cleaner, filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday, saying that it would go private after being bought by Picea Robotics, its primary manufacturer.