Sunday, September 23, 2012

iRobot buys rival Evolution Robotics for $74 million to expand hard-floor cleaning tech

iRobot buys rival Evolution Robotics for $74 million to expand hard-floor cleaning tech

iRobot celebrated Roomba's 10th birthday quietly teeing up a $74 million acquisition of rival Evolution Robotics Inc. The Pasadena-based company produces the Mint, a hard-floor 'bot that uses ordinary Swiffer pads to wet-wipe your wooden decks clean - and comes with the more sophisticated "Northstar" GPS-style positioning tech.

Engadget , iRobot buys rival Evolution Robotics for $74 million to expand hard-floor cleaning tech, iRobot buys rival Evolution Robotics for $74 million to expand hard-floor cleaning tech

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