Robotics and Terminator took over pool topics? At a Pool Show? It was hard to imagine just a year ago that AI and robotics would become the new gateway to this market so rapidly. Yet, Elon Musk's bold prediction of a future where robots outnumber humans  - approximately 1:1 or 2:1 ratio of robots to humans, and 10 billion humanoid robots in use by 2040 - challenges conventional thinking.

When AI and robots transform the pool market: welcome to the era of iGarden

At the Piscine Global Lyon 2024, outdoor robots were busier than humans and ever. Beyond pool cleaning robots and robotic lawnmowers, you can see robot dogs, all-terrain vehicles, and even robots serving as photographers, companions, and even tapas trays.

They brought iGarden to life.  No longer a dystopian, AI-controlled picture by Terminator, the future is utopian and promising one, driven by the innovative IEW partnership at iGarden & iSpace - Intelligence, Energy, and Water management.

Technology or ecology? The forecast of R290's rapid adoption within the next two years ignites a firestorm. With inverter technology already transforming pool heat pumps to achieve the best energy efficiency, why stick with R290? 

As originally stated by Fairland. "To make the world 200 times greener". While R290 has long been recognized as an eco-friendly refrigerant, its practical application in pool heat pumps has been limited until the recent integration of inverter technology. The Lyon Show 2024 showcased how inverter technology has overcome these technical challenges, unlocking the full potential of R290.

Fairland stand at Piscine Global 2024

With negligible GWP and ODP, the optimal pairing of R290 refrigerant with Inverter Pool Heat Pumps has finally revolutionized next-generation heat pumps, bringing outdoor living closer to an All-Green iGarden.

We've gone from fearing AI's power to wishing it were more powerful. Without intelligent innovations revolutionizing outdoor equipment, backyard central control would remain a mere "collection of switches" and pool cleaners would still require more charging time than working time.

How could anything be better than this "best" moment, when intelligence, energy, and water management are undergoing exciting innovations?