Amazon will buy vacuum cleaner maker iRobot for about $1.7B.

Amazon said it would acquire iRobot for $61 per share in a cash transaction that would include iRobot net debt.

iRobot

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Customers are already using Alexa to control Roomba vacuums.

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And interestingly, IRobot itself runs some of its software on Amazon Web Services servers.

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iRobot said that its Roomba vacuum and Brava floor mops "can map the floor of a home.

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iRobot sells its products worldwide and is most famous for the circular-shaped Roomba vacuum cleaner.

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Amazon will buy vacuum cleaner maker iRobot for about $1.7B.

Amazon will buy vacuum cleaner maker iRobot for about $1.7B.

Amazon said it would acquire iRobot for $61 per share in a cash transaction that would include iRobot net debt.

Amazon said it would acquire iRobot for $61 per share in a cash transaction that would include iRobot net debt.

iRobot

iRobot

The company has total current debt of approximately $332.1 million as of July 2.

Amazon

Amazon

“I’m excited to work with the iRobot team to invent in ways that make customers’ lives easier and more enjoyable - said Dave Limp, senior vice president of Amazon Devices.

Customers are already using Alexa to control Roomba vacuums.

And interestingly, IRobot itself runs some of its software on Amazon Web Services servers.

And interestingly, IRobot itself runs some of its software on Amazon Web Services servers.

iRobot said that its Roomba vacuum and Brava floor mops "can map the floor of a home.

iRobot sells its products worldwide and is most famous for the circular-shaped Roomba vacuum cleaner.