Troubled robot vacuum-cleaner maker iRobot, abandoned by Amazon after regulators effectively doomed the web giant’s takeover offer, has warned investors it may not survive the next 12 months.

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    10 months ago

    Not trying to make this sound like nyah, nyah or anything…

    But here’s where I’m glad I never got into that genre of “robotic” assistants. Happy to clean my floors by hand, thank you.

    Wonder what kind of illumination this situation might be shining on the current “AI assistant” craze…?? 🤷‍♂️ 🤷‍♂️

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      10 months ago

      I’ve got pets and just having the hair off the floors on a regular basis without having to spend 20 min a day hauling a vacuum around strikes me as being a nice labor savings. But I haven’t sprung for one yet.

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        10 months ago

        If cost is the main issue, you can find a refurbished slightly older Eufy model on Amazon for $80, which I would consider well worth it. I have two dogs and I pull a large handful of hair out of my robo-vac every day.

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        10 months ago

        Have dog, considered same.

        But, I live alone and don’t bother to vacuum everyday.

        Haven’t yet found the cost/benefit to be worth it. 🤷‍♂️