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A rough week for hardware companies
In just about a week, iRobot, Luminar, and Rad Power Bikes all filed for bankruptcy. They’re very different…
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‘It felt so wrong’: Colin Angle on iRobot, the FTC, and the Amazon deal that never was
When iRobot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last Sunday, it marked the end of an era for one…
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From Roombas to e-bikes, why are hardware startups going bankrupt?
The hardware world had a brutal week, with iRobot, Luminar, and Rad Power Bikes all filing for bankruptcy. Each company faces its…
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How iRobot lost its way home
There’s something painfully American about the arc of iRobot, the company that taught your vacuum to navigate around…