Roomba invented the home robot – and lost the future Posted by bryan0 on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @07:39AM from the theverge.com dept. https://www.theverge.com/tech/844964/how-irobot-invented-the-roomba-and-lost-the-future-of-home-robotics ( 3 comments | 2 points | on HN )
Roomba brought commercial application of IoT & robotics into our homes, much earlier than others. Failed to keep up with innovation.
Just as Nokia pioneered early smart phones and didn’t keep up with times.
Apple eerily feels like going down similar path with lack of AI adoption and botched Siri.
Aside from the "smart" label, the key indicator is network access. Once granted, manufacturers simply cannot resist the urge to abuse consumer trust.
Unfortunately; in order to dissuade others, some may have to go bankrupt.