iRobot 宣告破產,你的 Roomba 會變孤兒嗎?官方緊急釋疑
掃地機器人Roomba製造商iRobot聲請破產,將由代工廠Picea接管。現有用戶的產品、App及保固服務會受影響嗎?執行長出面說明,確保服務一切如常。
掃地機器人龍頭品牌 Roomba 的製造商 iRobot,在上週正式聲請第11章破產保護。此前,亞馬遜(Amazon)收購案告吹,導致公司陷入財務困境、債台高築。根據重組計畫,iRobot 將由其主要代工廠、中國機器人公司 Picea 接管。
此消息一出,立刻引發全球廣大用戶的憂慮。iRobot 在美國掃地機器人市場佔有率高達 <highlight>42%</highlight>,且就在數週前的「黑色星期五」,剛有大批消費者購入新機。眾人最關心的問題是:我家的 Roomba 會不會就此淪為「電子孤兒」?
針對消費者疑慮,iRobot 執行長蓋瑞·科恩(Gary Cohen)在接受科技媒體 TechRadar 採訪時派發定心丸,強調公司「一切照舊」。科恩明確表示:「應用程式(App)會繼續運作,產品保固也將得到履行。」他再三保證,Roomba「絕不」會因為公司的財務問題而突然停止運作。
科恩補充道,持續的軟體更新是此類產品的核心價值之一。「我們將持續為產品提供韌體更新,這是我們一直在做的事。」他透露,iRobot 與新東家 Picea 早已展開明年新產品的合作開發,由於雙方合作已久,過渡過程相當順利。
總而言之,Roomba 的用戶們暫時可以鬆一口氣。至少在目前看來,你家中的掃地機器人將會繼續為你服務。
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