iRobot, the company best known for the game-changing Roomba, is joining Amazon. The acquisition of iRobot by Amazon is valued at over $1 billion and will be done in an all cash transaction. The senior vice president of Amazon Devices made the statement.
We know that saving time matters, and chores take precious time that can be better spent doing something that customers love. Over many years, the iRobot team has proven its ability to reinvent how people clean with products that are incredibly practical and inventive—from cleaning when and where customers want while avoiding common obstacles in the home, to automatically emptying the collection bin. Customers love iRobot products—and I’m excited to work with the iRobot team to invent in ways that make customers’ lives easier and more enjoyable.
The total acquisition of iRobot by Amazon, coupled with his mentions of automation and avoiding obstacles, likely points to Amazon's interest in acquiring iRobot's technology, not their products, in order to bolster Amazon's When Gizmodo inquired about the intent of the acquisition via email, they were initially directed to a quote by the author. The merger will see iRobot join the Devices and Services department.
Proteus, a robot that is suspiciously Roomba-shaped, was announced by Amazon earlier this summer. One of the company's first attempts at using smart navigation tech was "Bert," a robot that could retrieve items from shelves.
In an email to Gizmodo, Amazon said that it had no plans to use iRobot's technology in its warehouses.
As the company sees a push for unionization and better warehouse working conditions, it comes at an interesting time as it pivots to self-contained warehouses. On Prime Day, warehouse workers at Amazon started a petition to get the attention of the public.
There is a quote from Amazon regarding the use of iRobot tech in Amazon warehouses.
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