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Amazon is buying iRobot, the creator of the Roomba robot vacuum – Amazon just took a big step toward cornering the market for household robots. The company has reached a deal to acquire iRobot, the creator of Roomba robot vacuums. The purchase is worth $1.7 billion in cash and will maintain Colin Angle as iRobots CEO. The two firms didnt say when …