Who controls your Roomba's data after iRobot's sale?
Short answer
iRobot says a separate US company, iRobot Safe, now protects US customers' data, with its own independent board of US citizens and a US-based data security officer, apart from iRobot's new non-US owner Picea.
Which robots can do it?
- iRobot Roomba j7+Yes
In its Jan 23, 2026 sale announcement, iRobot says it created iRobot Safe, a separate US subsidiary responsible for protecting US consumer data, governed by an independent board of US citizens with an independent US-based Data Security Officer.
Good to know: Company commitment, not an independent audit. iRobot says the structure keeps its non-US ownership separate from consumer data.
Why it matters
Robot vacuums map your home and some have cameras, so owners want to know who can see that data after a foreign takeover.
Not proven yet
How iRobot Safe works in practice, what data it covers outside the US, and whether any outside party audits it. These are iRobot's own commitments.
How we know (1 source)
iRobot press release (read Oct 24, 2026): Picea, its main contract manufacturer and lender, now owns all of iRobot, which ends the pre-packaged Chapter 11 case. iRobot is now private and stays headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts. The release talks about continuity for customers but says nothing specific about the app, cloud service or warranties. It also sets up a separate US subsidiary, iRobot Safe, for US consumer data.
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Status timeline
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- First recorded: In storesiRobot Roomba j7+
In its Jan 23, 2026 sale announcement, iRobot says it created iRobot Safe, a separate US subsidiary responsible for protecting US consumer data, governed by an independent board of US citizens with an independent US-based Data Security Officer.