It was a brutal week for the hardware world iRobot, luminousAnd red power bike All filed for bankruptcy.
Each company faces its own mix of tariff pressures, supply chain issues and changing markets, but together they tell a bigger story about the challenges of manufacturing physical products in an era of global trade tensions and cheap foreign competition. From the Roomba maker that was almost acquired by Amazon to the e-bike company that couldn’t escape its Chinese supply chain, this week’s bankruptcy is a warning sign for hardware startups everywhere.
today on techcrunch equity podcast, hosts Anthony Ha, Rebecca Bellan and Sean O’Kane discuss what went wrong with three once-promising hardware companies, as well as Amazon’s big OpenAI bet And Trump’s new stance For AI regulation.
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