It is too late if you have a few billion dollars to invest. Amazon beat you to buying the iRobot corporation (maker of Roomba).
Besides the wow of the price, this is important because it shows Amazon is continuing to invest in home tech & automation.
https://www.popsci.com/technology/amazon-buy-roomba-irobot/
Side Note: Does anyone remember "Door Into Summer" by Robert Heinlein? It was written in 1957. The main character successfully manufactures the first home-oriented automation, a robot vacuum cleaner. Yep, good old RAH predicted the success of Roomba. Yes, I know he also invented the term and concept of the Waldo, but part of me was surprised it took this long to come up with a “Hired Girl”. Yes, that was the 1957 name for it.
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
It is too late if you have a few billion dollars to invest. Amazon beat you to buying the iRobot corporation (maker of Roomba).
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