Original Editorial
Analysis & Insights
Industry shifts, company strategy, original research and market observations from across the global cleaning industry.
From Ecovacs X5 Hybrid to Dreame TriForm: Is This Floorcare's Next Product Direction?
Denny You assesses transformable cleaning robots: the appeal of a lower combined purchase price, infrequent manual use, and the compromises of adding a handle.
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Episode 06 | New Hope
Customers returned to China, but orders did not. All-in-one robot vacuums found overseas profits, while one ordinary vacuum rescued a failed product bet.
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Bombshell: Israeli Pool-Robot Giant Maytronics Is Heading for a Sale
Maytronics is in preliminary talks with FIMI after its market value collapsed. We examine why Dolphin fell behind and who could eventually buy the pool-robot leader.
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Episode 05 | Hitting Rock Bottom
The 2021 boom returned as unsold inventory. Floor-washer brands fought without profit, all-in-one stations reset robot vacuums, and new outdoor-robot bets began.
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Episode 04 | The Peak of the Golden Age
Capital, livestream commerce, floor washers and robot vacuums pushed China’s cleaning industry to its 2021 peak. Almost everyone believed the boom would last.
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Episode 02 | The Wheels of Fate Began to Turn
What looked like an ordinary year became the starting point for Dreame, Narwal, Tineco, cross-border ecommerce—and Denny’s own entrepreneurial path.
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Floor Washers Took Off Years Ago. Miele Is Only Now Entering the Market.
Miele's Duoflex HX2 adds a wet roller head to a cordless vacuum, but its product form still trails the floor-washer systems developed by Tineco and Dreame.
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January 6, 2026 Yard Cleaning and Tool News Roundup
A January 6 industry news roundup covering CES backyard robotics signals, MOVA and Dreame outdoor products, STIHL’s Suzhou R&D center and related tool-chain moves.
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How Laifen Should Enter Hard Floor Washers
A few days ago, I heard from friends in the supply chain that Leifen was going to make a hard floor washer, and the team came to Suzhou to inspect it.
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Who Will Become the New King of Robotic Mowers?
The lawn mower robot industry is entering the eve of the coronation of a new king.
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