Roomba maker iRobot swept into bankruptcy
US-listed group behind autonomous vacuum cleaner to be taken over by its Chinese supplier
US-listed group behind autonomous vacuum cleaner to be taken over by its Chinese supplier

Gary Cohen defends takeover of US robotic vacuum company by Chinese rival following bankruptcy

Roborock chief says innovations such as robotic arms and dog excrement recognition are key to survival

In the consumer products space, rulers are dethroned with alarming speed

UBTech executive highlights difficulty in replacing workers with machines but manufacturers are still racing to order them

Asian nation’s companies have made significant advances in motion control

Analysts expect car group to unveil string of technological breakthroughs to combat slowdown in growth