Hard Fork
Why Roomba Died + Tech Predictions for 2026 + A Hard Forkin’ Xmas Song
Dec 19, 2025
· 1h 3m
This week, iRobot, the pioneering American robotics company behind the Roomba, filed for bankruptcy and announced that it would be taken over by its Chinese creditor. Colin Angle, a co-founder and a former longtime chief executive of the company, joins us to explain why the company lost its market dominance and what America should do to protect its newest crop of A.I. and robotics start-ups from the same fate. Then, we settle the score on our high, medium and low …
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