iRobot, the maker of the Roomba vacuum cleaner, filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday, saying that it would go private after being bought by Picea Robotics, its primary manufacturer. The company, ...

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Current Roomba owners won't be inconvenienced (yet), but robot vacuum shoppers should avoid buying a Roomba.