Roomba is owned by iRobot (the United States, NASDAQ: IRBT).[1]
Roomba created the domestic robot vacuum category in 2002 and its name is used generically for the whole product class. The mapping data its machines collect about the inside of homes was a central concern in the review of Amazon's attempt to buy the company.
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Amazon agreed to acquire iRobot for about $1.7 billion, later reduced to about $1.4 billion. British regulators cleared it unconditionally; European regulators signalled objections, and Amazon abandoned the deal in January 2024, paying a $94 million termination fee. iRobot remains independent.
The Competition and Markets Authority cleared Amazon's proposed acquisition of iRobot unconditionally in June 2023, finding it would not substantially lessen competition in robot vacuums. European regulators took a different view, and Amazon abandoned the transaction in January 2024 rather than contest it, leaving iRobot independent.
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The parent company of Roomba is iRobot, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Yes. Roomba originated in the United States in 2002 and its owner, iRobot, is also headquartered in the United States.
Yes. As of 8 September 2026, Roomba is still owned by iRobot. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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