Author: Leah Stodart

iRobot doesn’t participate in CES, so we don’t typically get much new Roomba hype in late winter like we do for some of its competitors.But for iRobot this year, skipping out on CES doesn’t mean skipping out on that prime spring cleaning spotlight. iRobot announced four new series of Roombas on March 11 — and it’s not like a Roomba drop you’ve ever seen before. Prices range from $299 to $999, with all models opening for preorder at irobot.com on March 18 and shipping beginning on March 23.iRobot was clearly over having blindspots in its lineupRoombas have always been a…