https://mirror.consumerrights.wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=LeognConsumer Rights Wiki - User contributions [en]2026-05-20T14:15:21ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.44.0https://mirror.consumerrights.wiki/index.php?title=IRobot&diff=30483IRobot2025-11-14T13:50:05Z<p>Leogn: Reference to ongoing work on local control</p>
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<div>Company selling vacuum and mopping robots. One of the few companies outside of china that has a substantial market in the consumer robot vacuum segment. <br />
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===Controversies===<br />
Most products depend largely on cloud services for their functionality. Functions like<br />
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*scheduling cleaning,<br />
*requesting to clean a specific room or area,<br />
*emptying dustbin,<br />
*starting mop pad cleaning<br />
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is only possible via their app which depend on their cloud.<br />
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===Decline and possible shutdown of cloud services===<br />
In 2025 it has been reported that the company might run out of cash<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCabe |first=Liam |date=2025-11-14 |title=iRobot Is in Trouble, but Roomba Is Already Dead |url=https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/roomba-obit/}}</ref>, and with possible shutdown of cloud servers and loss of functionality in their robots as a result<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brecher |first=Hannes |date=2025-11-14 |title=Roomba robot vacuums could lose (almost) all features as iRobot faces imminent bankruptcy |url=https://www.notebookcheck.net/Roomba-robot-vacuums-could-lose-almost-all-features-as-iRobot-faces-imminent-bankruptcy.1159830.0.html |url-status=live}}</ref>.<br />
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=== Workarounds ===<br />
There is an ongoing thread regarding solutions for local control of the recent 505 series of robots, see https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues/146155#issuecomment-3531411934.<br />
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===References===<br />
<references /></div>Leognhttps://mirror.consumerrights.wiki/index.php?title=IRobot&diff=30481IRobot2025-11-14T10:09:50Z<p>Leogn: Adding citation</p>
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<div>Company selling vacuum and mopping robots. One of the few companies outside of china that has a substantial market in the consumer robot vacuum segment. <br />
<br />
===Controversies===<br />
Most products depend largely on cloud services for their functionality. Functions like<br />
<br />
*scheduling cleaning,<br />
*requesting to clean a specific room or area,<br />
*emptying dustbin,<br />
*starting mop pad cleaing<br />
<br />
is only possible via their app which depend fully on their cloud.<br />
<br />
===Decline and possible shutdown of cloud services===<br />
In 2025 it has been reported that the company might run out of cash, and with possible shutdown of cloud servers and loss of functionality in their robots as a result<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brecher |first=Hannes |date=2025-11-14 |title=Roomba robot vacuums could lose (almost) all features as iRobot faces imminent bankruptcy |url=https://www.notebookcheck.net/Roomba-robot-vacuums-could-lose-almost-all-features-as-iRobot-faces-imminent-bankruptcy.1159830.0.html |url-status=live}}</ref>.<br />
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===References===<br />
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#<nowiki>https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/roomba-obit/</nowiki><br />
#<nowiki>https://www.theverge.com/news/817536/irobots-revenue-has-tanked-and-its-almost-out-of-cash</nowiki><br />
#<nowiki>https://www.businessinsider.com/roomba-irobot-bankruptcy-warning-rise-fall-2025-11</nowiki><br />
#<nowiki>https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/kitchen-household/you-probably-shouldnt-buy-a-roomba-vacuum-this-black-friday-or-any-time-after-heres-why/</nowiki><br />
#<nowiki>https://www.notebookcheck.net/Roomba-robot-vacuums-could-lose-almost-all-features-as-iRobot-faces-imminent-bankruptcy.1159830.0.html</nowiki><br />
#<nowiki>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/27/irobot-stock-roomba.html</nowiki><br />
#<nowiki>https://mugglehead.com/roomba-maker-irobot-continues-descending-from-floor-hero-to-zero/</nowiki><br />
#<nowiki>https://project-disco.org/competition/irobots-downfall-a-cautionary-tale-of-how-merger-overdeterrence-can-stifle-business-and-cost-american-jobs/</nowiki></div>Leognhttps://mirror.consumerrights.wiki/index.php?title=IRobot&diff=30480IRobot2025-11-14T10:05:54Z<p>Leogn: spelling, minor formatting</p>
<hr />
<div>Company selling vacuum and mopping robots. One of the few companies outside of china that has a substantial market in the consumer robot vacuum segment. <br />
<br />
===Controversies===<br />
Most products depend largely on cloud services for their functionality. Functions like<br />
<br />
*scheduling cleaning,<br />
*requesting to clean a specific room or area,<br />
*emptying dustbin,<br />
*starting mop pad cleaing<br />
<br />
is only possible via their app which depend fully on their cloud.<br />
<br />
===Decline and possible shutdown of cloud services===<br />
In 2025 it has been reported that the company might run out of cash, and with possible shutdown of cloud servers and loss of functionality in their robots as a result.<br />
<br />
===References===<br />
<br />
#<nowiki>https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/roomba-obit/</nowiki><br />
#<nowiki>https://www.theverge.com/news/817536/irobots-revenue-has-tanked-and-its-almost-out-of-cash</nowiki><br />
#<nowiki>https://www.businessinsider.com/roomba-irobot-bankruptcy-warning-rise-fall-2025-11</nowiki><br />
#<nowiki>https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/kitchen-household/you-probably-shouldnt-buy-a-roomba-vacuum-this-black-friday-or-any-time-after-heres-why/</nowiki><br />
#<nowiki>https://www.notebookcheck.net/Roomba-robot-vacuums-could-lose-almost-all-features-as-iRobot-faces-imminent-bankruptcy.1159830.0.html</nowiki><br />
#<nowiki>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/27/irobot-stock-roomba.html</nowiki><br />
#<nowiki>https://mugglehead.com/roomba-maker-irobot-continues-descending-from-floor-hero-to-zero/</nowiki><br />
#<nowiki>https://project-disco.org/competition/irobots-downfall-a-cautionary-tale-of-how-merger-overdeterrence-can-stifle-business-and-cost-american-jobs/</nowiki></div>Leognhttps://mirror.consumerrights.wiki/index.php?title=IRobot&diff=30479IRobot2025-11-14T10:04:29Z<p>Leogn: Creating page, minimal start</p>
<hr />
<div>Company selling vacuum and mopping robots. One of the few companies outside of china that has a substantial market in the consumer robot vacuum segment. <br />
<br />
=== Controversies ===<br />
Most products depend largely on cloud services for their functionality. Functions like<br />
<br />
* Scheduling clening<br />
* Requesting to clean a specific room or area<br />
* Emptying dustbin<br />
* Starting mop pad cleaing<br />
<br />
Is only possible via their app which depend fully on their cloud.<br />
<br />
=== Decline and possible shutdown of cloud services ===<br />
In 2025 it has been reported that the company might run out of cash, and with possible shutdown of cloud servers and loss of functionality in their robots as a result.<br />
<br />
=== References ===<br />
<br />
# <nowiki>https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/roomba-obit/</nowiki><br />
# <nowiki>https://www.theverge.com/news/817536/irobots-revenue-has-tanked-and-its-almost-out-of-cash</nowiki><br />
# <nowiki>https://www.businessinsider.com/roomba-irobot-bankruptcy-warning-rise-fall-2025-11</nowiki><br />
# <nowiki>https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/kitchen-household/you-probably-shouldnt-buy-a-roomba-vacuum-this-black-friday-or-any-time-after-heres-why/</nowiki><br />
# <nowiki>https://www.notebookcheck.net/Roomba-robot-vacuums-could-lose-almost-all-features-as-iRobot-faces-imminent-bankruptcy.1159830.0.html</nowiki><br />
# <nowiki>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/27/irobot-stock-roomba.html</nowiki><br />
# <nowiki>https://mugglehead.com/roomba-maker-irobot-continues-descending-from-floor-hero-to-zero/</nowiki><br />
# <nowiki>https://project-disco.org/competition/irobots-downfall-a-cautionary-tale-of-how-merger-overdeterrence-can-stifle-business-and-cost-american-jobs/</nowiki></div>Leogn