Roomba robot vacuums could lose (almost) all features as iRobot faces imminent bankruptcy
The US company iRobot has been struggling with financial problems for years. After a potentially game-changing acquisition by Amazon didn’t happen due to regulatory hurdles, iRobot has been trying to regain market share against the growing competition from China by launching new products. This spring, the company introduced a range of new robot vacuums featuring LiDAR scanners and mops in order to compete with its similarly equipped rivals.
However, this shift does not appear to convince potential customers. According to the financial report for the 3rd quarter of 2025, which ended on September 27, 2025, iRobot’s revenue is declining. The company generated only $145.8 million, down 24.6% from Q3 2024. Instead of a profit of $7.3 million a year before, iRobot reported a loss of $17.7 million for the quarter.
Bankruptcy could happen as soon as December 1
The company now has only $24.8 million in financial reserves. According to its own statements, iRobot no longer has access to additional capital, so operations may have to be shut down within a few months. In SEC Form K-8, iRobot stated that it extended a deadline with one of its largest creditors to December 1 in order to discuss solutions. If iRobot cannot find a buyer or new funding by then, the robot manufacturer faces bankruptcy.
iRobot declined to confirm to The Verge what a bankruptcy would mean for owners of a Roomba vacuum. However, it’s reasonable to assume that the servers would be shut down and the iRobot app would stop working. This would cause the robots to lose access to all mapping and automation features, so users might have to control them with the physical buttons on the robot. Some models like the Roomba Max 705 Combo (from $899 on Amazon) are expected to get Matter support, which would allow owners to control them via 3rd party apps. That said, this software update has not been released as of yet.
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