BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) _ IRobot Corp. (IRBT) on Tuesday reported a third-quarter loss of $128.4 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Bedford, Massachusetts-based company said it had a loss of $4.71. Losses, adjusted for pretax expenses and amortization costs, were $1.78 per share.

The robotics technology company posted revenue of $278.2 million in the period.

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