What happened to iRobot can happen to anyone

Nobody is immune to knock-offs, bad decision making and tariffs. The company which popularized robot vacuum cleaners around the world has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy . The company plans to sell its assets to its primary supplier, China's Picea Robotics, in the hope of maintaining its business. Everyone's got a strident opinion as to why iRobot fell from grace. The rugged individualists blame limp regulators on both sides of the pond (and their hatred for big tech) for blocking Amazon's attempted purchase in 2023.