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Roomba的困境表明，美国在其与贸易伙伴的争端中深受其害。

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    • iRobot的衰落或许源于其中国竞争对手——它们速度更快、价格更低，有时甚至性能更好——但美国自身的保护主义加速了其最终的消亡。
    • iRobot的衰落或许源于其中国竞争对手——它们速度更快、价格更低，有时甚至性能更好——但美国自身的保护主义加速了其最终的消亡。 图片来源：BLOOMBERG
    Joyce Hooi

    Joyce Hooi

    Published Wed, Dec 24, 2025 · 07:00 AM

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    我不知道你的2025年过得如何，但对中国而言，这一年是辉煌的——看看Roomba就知道了，这款小小的美国扫地机器人，很快将不再属于美国。

    本月早些时候，Roomba的制造商iRobot公司无奈地申请了《破产法》第11章破产保护，对于这家开创了整个产品类别的公司来说，这是一个惊人的命运逆转。就在2021年，该公司的估值还高达35.6亿美元。

    它即将到来的命运，对各地的美国公司来说无疑是一场噩梦——作为重组过程的一部分，iRobot将被其主要制造商、总部位于深圳的Picea Robotics收购。这家亏损的公司预计将继续运营，但将归中国所有。

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