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Amazon’s iRobot deal hits an EU snag as new funding keeps hot drone summer rolling

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17-07-2023 | 04:06

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Amazon’s iRobot deal hits an EU snag as new funding keeps hot drone summer rolling

This week brought in good news for the robotics space in the form of new investment for nascent companies, but two established players within the space hit a snag.

Amazon’s potential $1.7 billion acquisition of iRobot, which had previously been approved by the UK’s antitrust regulators, is now getting an extensive review by the European Union.

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https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/15/this-week-in-robotics-amazons-irobot-deal-hits-an-eu-snag-as-new-funding-keeps-hot-drone-summer-rolling/

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