Troubled robot vacuum-cleaner maker iRobot, abandoned by Amazon after regulators effectively doomed the web giant’s takeover offer, has warned investors it may not survive the next 12 months.

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    2 days ago

    Why are the Chinese companies not collapsing too? What’s different about irobot that they can’t compete?

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      1 day ago

      Competitive market. Chinese brands have lower cost of production and sell their vacuums cheaper. They also took the lead with new features.