iRobot is laying off staff for the second time this year Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The VergeiRobot, the parent company of robovac maker Roomba, is laying off around 105 employees. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission spotted by TechCrunch, iRobot says the job cuts will impact 16 percent of its current workforce. The company announced the news as part of its earnings report …

This iRobot Roomba Hybrid Vacuum and Mop Is $600 Off Right Now The wood-paneled top of this vacuum’s base station can double as a small side table.

iRobot’s new Roomba vacuums start at just $250 Image: iRobotiRobot is adding two new budget-friendly robot vacuum cleaners to its lineup that aim to provide the best of the cleaning basics, offering both vacuum-only and 2-in-1 vacuum plus mop models for less than $300. Superseding the Roomba 694, iRobot claims the new $275 Roomba Combo Essential vacuum and mop model offers 20x more suction …

iRobot’s two newest Roombas bring more mopping The Roomba Combo i5 Plus (left) and Combo j5 Plus (right) are new robot vacuum mops from iRobot. | Images: iRobotiRobot is beefing up its robot mop offerings by launching two new combo models: the Roomba Combo j5 Plus ($799) and the Roomba Combo i5 Plus ($549). These are combination cleaning bots that can mop and sweep simultaneously and come w…

iRobot’s Roomba j7 Plus, our favorite robot vacuum, has hit an all-time low The Roomba j7 Plus offers everything you could want in a robovac, including an auto-empty dock. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The VergeThere’s a reason people still often refer to robot vacuums as “Roombas.” The company behind the well-known robovac series, iRobot, has spent decades iterating in the space, resulting in some of the best ro…