Roomba maker files for bankruptcy, weighed down by debt and tariffs

Roomba robot vacuums made by iRobot are displayed on a shelf at a Target store in California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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The U.S. company that put robot vacuums into American homes has hit the skids.

The maker of Roomba, called iRobot, has filed for bankruptcy about two years after its failed merger with Amazon. The company has struggled to keep up with foreign rivals, its hefty debt and new costs of tariffs. The firm is now being taken over by its main manufacturer based in China, assuring owners that its devices will keep running as usual.

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