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Buyer Guide

Robotic Pool Cleaner Manufacturers in China: A Buyer’s Guide

A practical buyer guide to evaluating robotic pool cleaner manufacturers, suppliers, sourcing models, and product risks in China.

2026-06-1516 min read
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Supply Chain Analysis

The Hidden Front: Brushless Motors

How Dyson defined the high-speed brushless motor era, and how China’s cleaning appliance supply chain turned that technology into mass-market capability.

2026-06-1510 min read
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Industry

Behind Anker's RMB 30 Billion Revenue: How Far Has Yang Meng's Shallow-Sea Strategy Gone?

Anker's H-share prospectus turns Yang Meng's shallow-sea strategy into a set of operating numbers: RMB 30.51 billion in revenue, a global channel system, and a harder next stage in heavier categories.

2026-06-156 min read
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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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Industry

Anker’s Shallow-Sea Strategy Is Really a Talent and Platform Strategy

Anker’s shallow-sea strategy is less about entering easy categories than about finding leaders, building platforms and sharing upside with the right people.

2026-06-105 min read
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Trade Shows

Cleaning Appliance Companies at AWE

When I went on a business trip to Suzhou and Nanjing a few days ago, I arranged to visit the AWE exhibition in Shanghai.

2026-06-104 min read
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Floorcare

The Eve of the Robot Vacuum Battle

A few days ago, I found a report on the future market growth of robot vacuum from Roborock's Hong Kong stock prospectus.

2026-06-1015 min read
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Vacuum

Historic Opportunities in the Vacuum Industry

Today I will take you to take stock of the historic opportunities of cleaning appliances over the years and the industry giants that rely on these.

2026-06-103 min read
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Industry

A Hundred Years of Cleaning Appliance History

In 1860, Daniel Hess of IOWA, USA invented the manual vacuum cleaner.

2026-06-1011 min read
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Floorcare

iRobot’s Decline and the New Order in Robot Vacuums

A review of iRobot’s decline, from its early category leadership to product, financial and competitive pressure from Chinese robot vacuum brands.

2026-06-106 min read
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