Creator of the robot vacuum Roomba, iRobot was valued at $4 billion just a few years ago. Now it's at the brink of insolvency ...

The arrival of this gadget ushered a brave new world into our household, charming us with its unpredictable personality – and, crucially, my back is happier ...

Understanding how new domestic machines perceive the world can teach us a lot about how to design and interact with them ...

iRobot became synonymous with home robots when it introduced the Roomba vacuum over 20 years ago, eventually selling 50 ...

the disc-shaped Roomba, in 2002. Just two years later, it had sold a million Roombas and inspired a million videos of cats riding vacuums.

However, Roomba's Band-Aid or Kleenex level interchangeability ... While it's pretty reliable on various crumbs and cat hair on my rugs, I've personally been disappointed with the hit-or-miss ...

As much as pet owners love their furry friends, a peeve can be running around and constantly cleaning up their hair and mess.