Aiper

Aiper is the consumer brand of YuanDing Intelligence (元鼎智能), a Chinese smart hardware company founded in 2019 that makes cordless robotic pool cleaners . It entered the market the same year rival Wybot launched, bringing strong online marketing expertise to a category shifting from corded to wireless products . By 2024 Aiper had reached roughly RMB 1.4 billion ($195 million) in sales with over 1 million units shipped, ranking second on Amazon US's pool robot sales chart behind Israeli incumbent Dolphin . As of late 2025, Aiper claimed global shipment leadership in the cordless segment and projected exceeding 1 million annual units that year . The company has since expanded beyond pool cleaning into broader yard automation, debuting smart irrigation products like IrriSense and pitching a "6+2" strategy built around product R&D, global branding, channel penetration, supply chain, service infrastructure, and data/AI capabilities . In April 2025 it closed a nearly RMB 1 billion strategic funding round led by global pool industry giant Fluidra, with Yunqi Capital joining as a new investor . At CES 2026 it introduced "Cognitive AI" technology and the Scuba V3 Ultra, a six-in-one pool cleaner integrating surface, wall, floor, waterline cleaning and water quality management .