Amazon, an American online marketplace, announced that it has acquired iRobot, maker of Roomba smart robotic vacuum cleaners. Message about it published company press office.
It is recorded that the transaction amount will be approximately $ 1.7 billion. Amazon plans to buy IRobot at a price of $ 61 per share.
iRobot shares rose nearly 20.18 percent to $60.08 amid the news of the acquisition, according to trade data released at 4:30 p.m. (Moscow time) on NASDAQ. As of 18:00 (Moscow time), the producer’s securities fell to 59.50 (+19.02%).
iRobot was founded in 1990. It designs, manufactures and sells robotics. The organization is best known for its Roomba brand of robotic vacuum cleaners.
Amazon in April announced about the largest satellite launch deal in private space science history. According to the company’s plans, the constellation will include 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit. Deployment of the constellation is planned in five phases, and the Internet will start working when the number of satellites reaches 578.
In March, Bloomberg reportedAmazon stopped sending goods to Russia.