Amazon will soon have maps of millions of homes

Amazon has entered into an agreement to acquire iRobot, the maker of Roomba vacuum cleaners, for $1.7 billion, according to a press release published by Amazon on Friday. Once the merger goes through, Amazon will acquire the maps of Roomba owners’ homes.

Dave Limp, Senior Vice President of Amazon Devices, said in a statement that the merger is about inventing new ways to make “customers’ lives easier and more enjoyable.”

“We know that saving time matters, and chores take precious time that can be better spent doing something that customers love,” Limp said. “Over many years, the iRobot team has proven its ability to reinvent how people clean with products that are incredibly practical and inventive—from cleaning when and where customers want while avoiding common obstacles in the home, to automatically emptying the collection bin. Customers love iRobot products—and I’m excited to work with the iRobot team to invent in ways that make customers’ lives easier and more enjoyable.”

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