Of course this will likely build on privacy and antitrust concerns around Amazon, its data collection through smart home devices and its control over the smart home market. These could all lead to a virtual human-powered home of the future.

Amazon also owns several other smart home products, such as Ring (smart doorbells). It is not difficult to guess how iRobot and Roomba could integrate into Amazon, but could boosted the capabilities of Amazons robots (both current and future products) and also integrate between Roomba and Amazon Echo devices. We have key features such as improved home-recording, a reliable spot for the detection of obstacles, e.g. IRobots latest big update to Roomba was a new software called iRobots, which included AI and machine learning, and to improve hygia, the robot vacuuming ability. It called Astro, and a home assistant robot called The Verge described it as Alexa on wheels that could bring people beers. The e-commerce giant is working on an ever-expanding line of smart home gadgets, including its own robot launched last year in the United States. It’s not surprising Amazon wants to get iRobot. The Verge reports that even though it isn’t clear how iRobot will integrate into Amazon yet, the company does plan on keeping Colin Angle as the CEO of iRobot.

The deal worth roughly $1.7 billion dollars (environ $2.2 billion CAD) will see Amazon acquire iRobot at 61 dollars per share in an exchange transaction. Amazon signed an agreement to buy iRobot, the company that manufactures the popular Roomba robot vacuums.

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