Abstract: Distributed optimization provides a framework for deriving distributed algorithms for a variety of multi-robot problems. This tutorial constitutes the first part of a two-part series on ...

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What happens when a company that once defined an industry begins to lose its edge? For years, iRobot’s Roomba was the gold standard in robotic vacuums, a household name synonymous with convenience and ...

Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture. Just a few years ago, iRobot, best known as the maker of the Roomba, was riding high, with annual ...

Back in 2022, Amazon and iRobot announced plans for the e-commerce giant to buy the company. Amazon likely wanted iRobot for two reasons. One is to expand its smart home portfolio with robot vacuums.

iRobot was long overdue for a product redesign to win back its once overwhelming share of the robot vacuum market. The company just announced such a reinvention for its complete product line; it turns ...

Investors react to a "going concern" warning. There's no clear path to profitability. The company behind the popular Roomba vacuums revealed severe financial instability, highlighting declining ...

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Robotics firm iRobot, originator of the robotic vacuum Roomba facing stiff competition from lower-priced competitors, told investors Tuesday that there was “substantial doubt” about the company’s ...

Massachusetts-based iRobot said in its fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 financial results on Wednesday that there is “substantial doubt” concerning the company’s “ability to continue” after profits ...