Many robot floor cleaners can vacuum and mop, some better than others. In my testing, I always had issues keeping my carpets from getting wet and swapping out the internal dirt bin for a water tank.

Shares of iRobot plunged more than 30% on Wednesday after the Roomba maker said there is "substantial doubt" about its ability to stay in business. The Roomba maker faces mounting debt and sputtering ...

I’m all for encouraging more young people to enter STEM, to explore engineering and perhaps ultimately pursue a career in robotics. It’s a field whose importance will only grow with time, as more of ...

Carlyle Group Inc. sold a troubled loan it provided to iRobot Corp. less than three years ago as the maker of Roomba vacuum cleaners is trying to stave off a potential bankruptcy filing. The ...

iRobot Roombas can be incredibly smart: When programmed and set up correctly, they can navigate complex obstacles, return to their bases for charging, and in some cases, empty out their dust bins into ...

Dec 14 (Reuters) - 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 ...