The company spun off its military contract wing in 2016 as Endeavor, which went on to be acquired by FLIR systems in early 2019. A year prior, iRobot spun out the telepresence robotics startup, Ava. And iRobot has made its own acquisitions, as well, purchasing connected air purifying company Aeris late last year, in a bid to diversify its in-home presences. Image Credits: Amazon The acquisition is pending the standard regulatory scrutiny. The companies will have to convince regulators — among other things — that they are maintaining the proper privacy safeguards. Amazon's acquisition of Ring has raised all manner of red flags for advocacy groups, and its ownership of the world's most popular in-home robot will almost certainly raise eyebrows. Recent versions of the Roomba have increasingly sophisticated sensors built-in for building 3D maps of users' homes. The deal ranks among Amazon's largest during what's been an especially active moment for the retail behemoth.