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The rise and fall of iRobot, the maker of the Roomba household vacuum cleaner.
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AkaSci 🛰️@AkaSci@fosstodon.org
Why iRobot fell from grace?
Regulators?
Not embracing LiDAR?
China’s industrial policy?
U.S. tariffs?
Cheaper copycats?
"iRobot’s demise was caused by a perfect storm of all these factors piling on to the company. More importantly, iRobot’s situation isn’t any way unique, and should serve as a warning to every major American technology brand. It’s also a lesson in why companies need to deal with existential threats when they have the time and cash to do so."
https://www.engadget.com/home/what-happened-to-irobot-can-happen-to-anyone-164500625.html
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