Amazon wants to map your home, so it bought iRobot - The Verge

Amazon’s $1.7 billion purchase of robot vacuum manufacturer iRobot may be about better understanding your home.

Its purchase of iRobot brings Amazon much-needed context for its ambient smart home ambitions. Image: iRobot When I spoke to iRobots Colin Angle earlier this summer, he said iRobot OS the latest so… [+5750 chars]

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