Alexa! Start my Roomba: Amazon buys robot vacuum maker for $1.7 billion

By Akash Sriram

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Friday, 05 Aug 2022
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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company's logistics center in Bretigny-sur-Orge, near Paris, France, December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

(Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc will acquire iRobot Corp, maker of the robotic vacuum cleaner Roomba, in an all-cash deal for about $1.7 billion in the latest push by the world's largest online retailer to expand its stable of smart home devices.

Amazon will pay $61 per share, valuing iRobot at a premium of 22% to the stock's last closing price of $49.99.

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