Roomba maker seeks to sweep rival SharkNinja vacuums from US

IRobot will argue in the trial that begins Wednesday that JS Global Lifestyle Co’s SharkNinja infringes five of its patents for technology that enables robotic vacuums and hybrid vacuum-moppers to create a map of a room or floor, navigate areas to clean and better manage energy. — IRobot

IRobot Corp is asking a trade judge to block US imports of rival SharkNinja robotic vacuum cleaners, alleging they copied advanced features.

IRobot will argue in the trial that begins Wednesday that JS Global Lifestyle Co’s SharkNinja infringes five of its patents for technology that enables robotic vacuums and hybrid vacuum-moppers to create a map of a room or floor, navigate areas to clean and better manage energy.