Your Roomba’s map of your home might now be guarded by a new US-only subsidiary, not the Chinese company that bought iRobot.
iRobot is creating a US-based subsidiary, iRobot Safe, to handle data for US Roomba customers following its acquisition by China-based Picea Robotics.
The subsidiary will have its own board, CEO, and data security officer, mirroring the TikTok deal structure. iRobot filed for bankruptcy in December 2024 after a failed Amazon acquisition attempt in 2023.
iRobot noted: "designed to maintain a clear separation between iRobot’s non-US ownership and its US and other global consumer data." Picea Robotics now wholly owns iRobot, which remains headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts.
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