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The Vorwek Group introduced in a press launch late final week that it will likely be shutting down Neato Robotics, a robotic vacuum producer that has been a part of Vorwek Group since 2017. 

“Neato has introduced useful expertise and improvements to Vorwerk’s product improvement within the area of cleansing robots over the previous few years. Nonetheless, Neato’s unbiased gross sales in e-commerce and brick-and-mortar retail with a give attention to the USA has not been capable of be efficiently developed, so the corporate has not achieved the financial objectives it has set itself for a number of years,” the corporate stated within the launch.

“As a part of the consolidation, Neato will now be closed regardless of restructuring efforts, affecting 98 staff worldwide. Vorwerk will take over a 14-strong group in Milan to make sure the safety of the infrastructure for Neato’s cloud companies for at the very least 5 years. The supply of spare and consumable components and repair for needed repairs are additionally assured for at the very least 5 years.”

Vorwek Group determined to shut Neato after “a number of restructuring efforts,” in accordance with reporting from TechHive. 

Neato Robotics was based in 2005 by three Stanford alums and rapidly turned one in every of iRobot’s prime opponents. The California-based firm has been capable of set itself aside due to its distinctive “D” formed design that permits the robots to extra exactly clear corners and different difficult areas, in addition to by integrating modern options into its robots. For instance, in 2011, the corporate was early to introduce Wi-Fi connectivity to its gadgets. 

The corporate’s newest robotic, the Neato D10, was capable of decide up 60% extra filth than its Neato D5, and features a True HEPA filter that captures as much as 99.97% of allergens and high-quality mud particles. It will possibly clear as much as 2,700 sq. toes on a single cost, making it able to cleansing bigger houses. 

The choice to shut Neato is a part of a 2025 restructuring technique for Vorwerk, which is able to focus extra on promoting vacuums and different robots in its Germany workplace.