Troubled robot vacuum-cleaner maker iRobot, abandoned by Amazon after regulators effectively doomed the web giant’s takeover offer, has warned investors it may not survive the next 12 months.

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    3 hours ago

    Haha. Ofc with these prices and features compared to some other good Chinese and other brands roomba is doomed. Like check vacuum wars on YT. Middle model roombas are on par with your typical Chinese brand robots but price is double. Basically, you pay for a brand 🤷.

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      25 minutes ago

      Why are the Chinese companies not collapsing too? What’s different about irobot that they can’t compete?

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      54 minutes ago

      I will check them out later! I’ve been wanting a robot vacuum for a while now but I also am wary of Chinese bullshit.

      I want a really good one that doesn’t connect to the internet in any way. 👍🏻 Even if that kills some of its smart features.