Neato Robotic’s Botvac is no longer the only robot vacuum cleaner capable of mapping the rooms it’s assigned to clean. iRobot’s new Roomba 980 can now accomplish the same feat, albeit in a slightly ...

Roombas and iRobots are modern gadgets to help clean your house, but are they collecting data that could be sold to major companies? Many iRobots collect data about your house as they work, like where ...

The company behind the Roomba vacuum, IRobot Corp., has grand plans for its robot cleaners. Two Roomba models — the 960 and 980 — map the interiors of homes to more efficiently hoover up dust and dirt ...

iRobot Corp. today announced that it has started rolling out its iRobot Genius 4.0 Home Intelligence software update to Wi-Fi connected Roomba robot vacuum and Braava jet robot mop customers. The ...

If you own a Roomba, it turns out your little robotic vacuum cleaner is scooping up more than one kind of dirt. As part of the way it navigates, your Roomba already maps your home. Now, the CEO plans ...

THE ROBOT REMEMBERS. Don’t like vacuuming, but also don’t like the idea of criminals knowing where you keep your valuables? iRobot’s got you covered. On Thursday, the robotics company unveiled the ...

For years, Bedford-based iRobot has been taking Boston-area bot technology into consumer homes, into crisis situations, and into popular culture. Now it's taking its vacuuming robot, the Roomba, to a ...

Your Roomba may be vacuuming up more than you think. High-end models of Roomba, iRobot’s robotic vacuum, collect data as they clean, identifying the locations of your walls and furniture. This helps ...