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IFA 2026 Cleaning Product Roundup: What Each Company Brought cover
Trade Shows

IFA 2026 Cleaning Product Roundup: What Each Company Brought

A company-by-company roundup of cleaning, pool and garden products at IFA 2026, with commentary on new launches, existing models, prototypes and 2027 previews.

2026-09-0618 min read
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Maytronics Dolphin pool robot at a sale and restructuring crossroads
Pool Cleaning

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.

2026-08-3015 min read
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North American residential pool connected to the pool equipment, distribution and service network
Industry

Inside North America's €9.3 Billion Pool Industry

North America represents €9.3 billion of the global pool market. Installed pools, professional distribution and recurring maintenance explain how the industry really works.

2026-07-316 min read
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Robotic pool cleaner roadmap from floor-only cleaning to an automated pool maintenance system
Pool Cleaning

What Aiper Reveals About the Robotic Pool Cleaner Roadmap

A product-line analysis of where robotic pool cleaners are heading, from floor-only entry models and AI navigation to all-in-one cleaning and self-cleaning maintenance systems.

2026-07-2324 min read
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A Systematic Underwater LiDAR Solution Is Emerging for Robotic Pool Cleaners cover
Pool Cleaning

A Systematic Underwater LiDAR Solution Is Emerging for Robotic Pool Cleaners

Robotic pool cleaners need better positioning and path coverage. Benewake's underwater ToF LiDAR portfolio shows how sensing is moving from a single component to a tiered engineering system.

2026-07-216 min read
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Cleaning industry roundup showing robot vacuums, outdoor robotics, pool systems, commercial cleaning robots, and China supply chain signals
Industry

Cleaning Industry Roundup, June 20, 2026: The Industry Is Getting Wider

Eight recent cleaning industry moves show how robot vacuums, cleaning appliances, yard robots, pool systems, commercial cleaning robots, capital markets, and Chinese supply chains are starting to converge.

2026-06-219 min read
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Aiper’s Ambition: Why Fluidra Is Betting on a Chinese Pool Robotics Brand cover
Pool Cleaning

Aiper’s Ambition: Why Fluidra Is Betting on a Chinese Pool Robotics Brand

How a Chinese pool robot company is using Fluidra to form an alliance to challenge the old order of Maytronics.

2026-06-109 min read
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January 6, 2026 Yard Cleaning and Tool News Roundup cover
Industry

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.

2026-06-1020 min read
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Maytronics & Dolphin: History, Growth and Reset cover
Pool Cleaning

Maytronics & Dolphin: History, Growth and Reset

How Maytronics built Dolphin into a robotic pool cleaner leader, why growth reversed, and how cordless rivals, inventory and new management are reshaping the company.

2026-06-1011 min read
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Robotic Pool Cleaners Are Becoming a Backyard Robotics Battle cover
Pool Cleaning

Robotic Pool Cleaners Are Becoming a Backyard Robotics Battle

A swimming pool for a middle-class American family did not require much technological imagination in the past.

2026-06-1017 min read
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