从全球霸主到申请破产:iRobot控制权转入中国工厂
经济日报  1小时前

  今日主播刘畅:

  

  日前,扫地机器人开创者——美国iRobot公司,正式向特拉华州法院提交破产保护申请,计划于2026年2月前完成相关程序。这一消息引发全球科技与消费市场广泛关注。

  iRobot公司于2002年推出全球首款扫地机器人,被誉为行业“鼻祖”,2005年登陆纳斯达克,其产品巅峰时期全球市场份额超80%。然而,自2022年起,公司业绩急转直下,当年营收下滑24%至11.8亿美元,净亏损高达2.86亿美元,陷入经营困境。

  导致其走向破产的核心原因,主要源于市场竞争加剧与自身创新乏力。近年来,全球多家科技企业强势入局,在智能化、性价比等方面形成巨大冲击,持续侵蚀iRobot市场份额。同时,公司在产品迭代与成本控制上逐渐落后,难以维持盈利。

  根据重组协议,iRobot已与主要债权人及代工厂——中国深圳及香港的杉川公司达成支持协议。破产程序完成后,iRobot将从纳斯达克退市,并成为杉川公司的全资子公司。

  业内分析指出,iRobot的衰落与易主,标志着扫地机器人行业已从技术开创阶段进入白热化市场整合期。拥有完整产业链和快速响应能力的制造企业,正通过供应链等 优势重新定义行业格局。未来全球清洁机器人市场的竞争,将更聚焦于供应链效率、本土化创新与生态整合能力。

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  维萨称全新人工智能购物工具已助力消费者完成数百笔交易

  Visa Says New AI Shopping Tool has Helped Customers with Hundreds   of Transactions

  据外媒报道,12月18日,总部位于美国的金融服务公司维萨宣布,在今年4月一场产品发布会后启动的试点项目中,其人工智能工具已成功助力消费者完成数百笔交易。

  According to foreign media reports, Visa, a financial services company headquartered in the U.S., announced on December 18 that it successfully completed hundreds of AI transactions as part of a pilot program that kicked off after the company's product event in April.

  维萨增长产品与合作业务负责人称:“今年,我们将见证这项技术的大规模实际应用落地,消费者也将逐渐适应各类人工智能代理应用场景。”

  "This is going to be the year we see an enormous amount of material adoption, and consumers really starting to get comfortable in a bunch of different agentic environments," said Visa's head of growth products and partnerships, in an interview.

  维萨表示,计划于明年在亚洲和欧洲市场启动试点项目,目前已与超 20 家合作伙伴联合开发人工智能代理工具。

  Visa said it plans to launch pilot programs in Asia and Europe next year, and is working with over 20 partners on AI agent tools.

  受人工智能存储芯片需求推动 美光科技股价涨超10%

  Micron Technology's Stock Rose by more than 10%, Driven by the Demand for AI Memory Chips

  据外媒报道,受存储芯片强劲需求推动,总部位于美国的全球知名半导体存储器件制造商美光科技日前美股开盘时,其股价涨超10%。

  According to foreign media reports, driven by strong demand for memory chips, Micron Technology, a globally renowned semiconductor memory device manufacturer headquartered in the United States, saw its share price rise by more than 10% at the opening of the U.S. stock market recently.

  美光科技预计,到2028年,高带宽存储芯片的潜在总市场规模将达到1000亿美元,年复合增长率高达40%。

  Micron said it expects the total addressable market for high-bandwidth memory to hit $100 billion by 2028, growing at a 40% compounded annual growth rate.

  有分析师指出,若人工智能产业能保持预期增长态势,未来12个月,人工智能产业链的红利将不再局限于处理器企业,存储芯片厂商将成为最大受益者。

  Some analysts have pointed out that if the artificial intelligence industry keeps growing as expected, in the next 12 months, the dividends of the artificial intelligence industry chain will no longer be limited to processor enterprises, and memory chip manufacturers will become the biggest beneficiaries.

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  主播/刘畅

  双语/朱琳

  编辑/李璐亚

  校对/张萌

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