Roomba: Hitting the Wall The Moat 2

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Sep 16, 202600:47:53Business

It’s 2017 and the Roomba rules the robotic vacuum market. But cheaper competitors from China, some of whom offer more features for less money, start eating away at its lead. iRobot’s CEO Colin Angle fights back with laws...

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