Jims Company Introduces Underwater Cleaning Robot at China International Industry Fair, Expands Sports Tech Business
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Jims Company is pursuing an expansion of its sports tech business based on its experience operating Jims Swimming Pool and managing facilities.
Jims Company is co-developing a pool-only underwater cleaning robot and an integrated management platform with Siso Korea Co., Ltd.
The two companies participated in the 2026 China International Industry Fair (CIIF 2026), held in Shanghai, China, from October 12 to 16, to introduce the underwater cleaning robot under development and the direction of their pool management automation technology development.
Sports company Jims Company is pursuing an expansion of its sports tech business, building on its experience operating Jims Swimming Pool and managing facilities. The expansion targets development of an underwater cleaning robot and an integrated management platform. Jims Company said it is carrying out joint development based on its own facility management experience.
Jims Company is co-developing a pool-only underwater cleaning robot and an integrated management platform with Siso Korea Co., Ltd. The two companies took part in the 2026 China International Industry Fair (CIIF 2026) to publicize the underwater cleaning robot under development and the direction of their pool management automation technology development.
The fair was held in Shanghai, China, from October 12 to 16. At the event, the two companies introduced the underwater cleaning robot under development and outlined the direction of their pool management automation technology development.
The background to the joint development is the goal of improving management inconveniences in domestic pool operations and reducing dependence on overseas manufacturing equipment. Some domestic pools currently use overseas underwater cleaning equipment, and this may create difficulties related to maintenance and after-sales service (AS), as well as parts procurement.
The two companies are pursuing the development of a dedicated cleaning robot that takes into account the structure and operating characteristics of domestic pool facilities. They are also preparing a system with a focus on improving the convenience of equipment maintenance and management.
The underwater cleaning robot under development is designed to automatically clean pool floors and walls. The two companies have set as development goals the removal of fine debris, filter management, autonomous cleaning and scheduled cleaning functions.
The two companies plan to build an integrated management system that links cleaning equipment and operational data. The purpose of this integrated management system is to improve overall facility management efficiency. They also plan to combine it with a data-based management platform so that cleaning history, equipment operating time and filter status can be recorded and checked. This will allow managers to verify equipment operating status and determine when maintenance is needed.
The two companies plan to integrate cleaning work records and equipment status information into a single management system. The information gathered in this way is expected to be used to understand operating conditions by facility and establish maintenance plans.
Jims Company expects the underwater cleaning system to ease the workload of the existing labor-centered cleaning method. The company believes the system will improve cleaning consistency and enhance facility operating efficiency.
To that end, the two companies have made safety a key development task. They aim to minimize direct underwater cleaning by workers and to improve safety in the pool management process by pursuing product designs that take electrical safety into account.
This project reflects field experience accumulated through the operation of Jims Swimming Pool. Jims Company said it is reviewing hygiene management, safety, operational efficiency and maintenance convenience during the product development stage.
The two companies are pursuing cleaning automation and integrated management of operational data. Through this, they plan to improve the facility management system over the long term and explore ways to reduce operating costs.
Jims Company and Siso Korea plan to continue upgrading the functions of the underwater cleaning robot and to keep developing the integrated management platform. The two companies aim to supply products suited to domestic pool operating environments, and they plan to pursue the necessary technology development for that purpose.
Taking this joint development as a turning point, Jims Company plans to broaden the range of its existing business experience. The company has experience in sports education and pool operations, and it plans to extend this accumulated know-how into the development of facility management technologies. Based on that, Jims Company plans to lay the groundwork for a business presence in the sports tech sector.
Source: TECHWORLD · Kim Kyung-joo
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=408561
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