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psoul@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

I used to work at iRobot. Chinese manufacturers cloned Roomba so well that parts from their robot like wheels assemblies could be dropped in and the Roomba would work.

The issue is that iRobot decided not to litigate patent infringement in China because it’s an uphill battle.

I agree that iRobot was very slow to innovate. They were on the brink of releasing a lawn mower robot but covid hit and the C suites made the decision to kill that product and fire that team to reduce risk…

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