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Amazon Abandons $1.4bn iRobot Buy Amidst EU Opposition

Amazon calls off deal to buy iRobot for $1.4bn after EU raises concerns over competition in market for home devices

European Union set to reject Amazon takeover of Roomba robot vacuum cleaner maker iRobot after e-commerce giant fails to offer remedies

Despite reports deal would be approved, European regulators hand Amazon statement of objections to iRobot acquisition

After UK approval, European antitrust authorities look set to give unconditional approval for Amazon to purchase iRobot

Amazon is turning its Astro robot into a security guard to help businesses detect break-ins and provide 24x7 monitoring of their premises

UK antitrust regulator clears Amazon’s proposed smart home acquisition of Roomba maker iRobot after investigation

UK's antitrust regulator begins investigation of Amazon's proposed smart home acquisition of Roomba maker iRobot

Legal

Group of 20 campaign organisations urge US Federal Trade Commission to block Amazon's proposed $1.7bn iRobot buy on privacy, antitrust grounds

Amazon signs deal to buy Roomba maker iRobot for $1.7bn as it looks to expand on smart home offerings such as Alexa, Ring doorbells

Cloud

The move follows the $1bn acquisition of smart doorbell maker Ring, as Amazon delves further into the home

The robot, which is controlled remotely via an iPad, is just one representative of a new generation of telepresence devices

The Ava 500 system uses Cisco's TelePresence EX60 joined with an Ava mobile collaboration robot

Robots originally designed for the US military are surveying the damage at the Fukushima nuclear power plants