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Amazon is buying Roomba vacuum maker iRobot for $1.7 billion

The Associated Press

August 05, 2022

An iRobot Terra lawn mower is shown in Bedford, Mass., on Jan. 16, 2019. Amazon on Friday announced an agreement to acquire iRobot for approximately $1.7 billion. iRobot sells its robots worldwide and is most famous for the circular-shaped Roomba vacuum. (AP)

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