<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p>I DON’T know what kind of 2025 you’ve had, but China’s year has been triumphant – just look at the Roomba, the little American robot vacuum cleaner that will soon be American no more.</p><p>Earlier this month, iRobot, the Roomba’s maker, puttered sadly into <u>Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection</u> in a stunning reversal of fortunes for a company that had pioneered an entire product category. As recently as 2021, the firm had been valued at US$3.56 billion.</p><p>Its impending fate must be nightmare fuel for American firms everywhere – as part of the restructuring process, iRobot will be bought over by its primary manufacturer, Shenzhen-based Picea Robotics. The loss-making firm is expected to live on, but under Chinese ownership.</p></div></div>

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<p>iRobot，Roomba 的制造商，申请了第 11 章破产，将被总部位于深圳的 Picea Robotics 收购。这标志着一个重要的转变，因为这家美国公司正在过渡到中国所有权，突显了中国在该行业日益增长的影响力</p>

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