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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001159167-24-000077"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001159167"
company_name: "IROBOT CORP"
filed_at: "2024-11-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T05:10:50.339823+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# iRobot to cut 105 jobs (16% of workforce); expects $5.3M Q4 restructuring charge

## Summary
- Workforce reduction of approximately 105 employees, representing 16% of global workforce as of Sep 28, 2024.
- Estimated restructuring charges of about $5.3 million, primarily severance and benefits, mostly in Q4 2024.
- Restructuring plan announced on November 5, 2024, as part of operational restructuring.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001159167-24-000077
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001159167
- company_name: IROBOT CORP
- filed_at: 2024-11-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.05
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1159167/000115916724000077/0001159167-24-000077-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1159167/000115916724000077/irbt-20241105.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001159167-24-000077.txt

## Key facts
- Restructurings & Charges
  IROBOT CORP announced a restructuring with charges of approximately $5.3 million (approximately 105 employees, which represents 16% of the Company’s global workforce as of September 28, 2024).
  - Type: restructuring
  - Charge: approximately $5.3 million
  - Headcount: approximately 105 employees, which represents 16% of the Company’s global workforce as of September 28, 2024
  source text: On November 5, 2024, iRobot Corporation (the “Company”) announced it will implement an operational restructuring plan that is expected to include an overall reduction of approximately 105 employees, which represents 16% of the Company’s global workforce as of September 28, 2024. In connection with this workforce reduction, the Company expects to record restructuring charges of approximately $5.3 million primarily relating to severance packages and related benefits, with the majority of the restructuring charges anticipated in the fourth quarter of 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1159167/000115916724000077/0001159167-24-000077-index.htm

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