Aiper Intelligent, LLC announced an all-new range of cordless robotic pool cleaners at CES on Monday. The Aiper Scuba series launches with five models priced from $200 to $1,400. The company is also jumping into an entirely new market—robot lawn mowers—with the Horizon U1, its first robot lawnmower.
Scuba series pool cleaners
There are five new robot pool cleaners in the Aiper Scuba series, featuring varying capabilities for cleaning different sizes of in-ground and above-ground swimming pools. Each is capable of cleaning a pool of leaves, hair, dirt, sand, insects, green algae, microorganisms, and other particulate matter.
The entry-level Scuba SE ($199.99) is outfitted with dual motors and can clean an 860 square-foot above-ground pool in just 90 minutes. An onboard audio system sounds an alert when it’s finished and when it’s battery runs low. It will be available for purchase in late February.
Aiper’s E1 robot pool cleaner ($399.95) is designed for larger above-ground pools, up to 1,100 square feet.
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Aiper says its step-up model Scuba E1 ($399.99) is ideal for larger above-ground pools, and that it needs just 1.5 hours to clean the floor of a pool up to 1,100 square feet. Featuring an industrial design inspired by the Mars rover space exploration vehicle, it’s outfitted with three motors and roller brushes to improve its underwater movement as it collects debris. Dual ultra-fine filters enable the bot to vacuum up tiny particles and microorganisms not visible to the human eye. Anti-collision bumpers protect it and the pool’s walls from accidental damage. It will also be available in February.
Aiper’s flagship pool cleaner, the Scuba S1 ($699.99), was named a CES 2024 Innovation Award Honoree. The unit can clean in-ground pools up to 1,600 square feet in 2.5 hours. Its caterpillar treads provide better traction and superior obstacle traversal. Owners can choose from four cleaning modes—floor, wall, floor and wall, and an eco mode that automatically cleans the pool every 48 hours.
With Aiper’s patented WavePath Navigation Technology 2.0, the robot follows the natural flow of the pool to increase cleaning coverage from edge to edge. An optional Solar Panel accessory is available to charge this bot’s battery without needing an outdoor outlet. The Scuba S1 will be available for sale in late January.
The Scuba S1 Pro can avoid obstacles while it cleans in-ground pools up to 2,150 square feet.
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For larger in-ground pools up to 2,150 square feet, the Scuba S1 Pro ($1,199.99) features the same caterpillar treads, dual ultra-fine filters, and WavePath Navigation Technology 2.0 as the Scuba S1, but it adds sensors that enable it to maneuver around obstacles. This model offers the same cleaning modes as the Scuba S1, and it adds what Aiper says is the first horizontal waterline-cleaning mode, WaveLine Technology.
Buyers can pair the Scuba S1 Pro with a cordless communication buoy called the Aiper HydroComm (sold separately). This accessory allows users to wirelessly connect to the robot via the Aiper app, at which point they can activate Waterline Recall to prompt the robot to climb up to the waterline for easy retrieval. This model is scheduled to ship in March.
Designed for commercial pools, Aiper’s Scuba N1 Ultra ($1,399.99) has all the same features as the Scuba S1 Pro, but a larger 7.5-liter collection bin enables it to capture more debris. Aiper says its new Precision Multi-dimensional Maneuvering technology enables this robot to thoroughly clean a pool’s hard-to-reach areas. It will also be available in March.
Aiper Horizon U1 robot lawn mower
Robot lawn mowers is a new market for Aiper. It will be interesting to see how its expertise in pool cleaning transfers to autonomous lawn mowing. The Horizon U1 shown here will be available in March, 2024.
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Aiper expands from the pool to the garden with its first robot lawn mower, the Horizon U1. Designed for yards up to 32,000 square feet, this cordless mower doesn’t rely on the user laying down—or burying—boundary wires that will prevent it from moving off your lawn into your flowerbeds or onto the sidewalk.
Aiper says the mower uses real-time kinematic positioning (RTK, a technology that produces highly accurate positioning and navigation data) and an inertial navigation system (INS, a means of computing how the robot has moved through three-dimensional space, what direction it’s heading, and how fast it’s going) to function as an onboard GPS that can provide centimeter-level precision as it moves around your yard.
The 4-link cutting disc on the Horizon U1 robot lawn mower can rotate in both forward and reverse directions.
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The mower uses both onboard cameras and sensors paired with an AI-enhanced algorithm to achieve real-time situational awareness, enabling it to avoid common obstacles and rendering it safer for children and pets. Aiper says the mower can also adapt to different types of grass and ground conditions to achieve a smooth and exact cut across the entire lawn. Its four-link cutting disc can rotate in both forward and reverse directions, and a spring suspension systems enables the mower to adapt to different types of terrain.
The Horizon U1 is compatible with Aiper’s new cordless Signal Relay Station (sold separately), to enable more complex navigation elements and allow the robot to move between the front and back yards.
The Aiper Horizon U1 robot lawn mower will be available for purchase in the third quarter of 2024. Pricing was not immediately available.