iRobot’s Roomba Mini can clean where its larger robovacs can’t reach

iRobot has announced its first new robot since the company filed for bankruptcy last December and was later acquired by China's Picea Robotics. At just 9.5-inches in diameter, the new Roomba Mini is half the size of iRobot's entry-level 105 series robovacs that launched last March, allowing the vacuum to access and clean spaces that are too narrow for larger robots.

The Roomba Mini was originally developed for smaller Japanese homes, but iRobot is expanding its availability to the United Kingdom where it's now available for £379...