Editing Haier (section)

== Technology ==
In 2015, Haier began investigating how the [[internet of things]] could be integrated into its devices.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/haier-smart-home-vision-is-all-about-the-appliances/|title=Haier's pitch at IFA: Connect all of the things|last=Crist|first=Ry|date=3 September 2015|website=CNET}}</ref> The company cited by the [[Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory]], which found three barriers to the adoption of smart home technology: lack of unified protocols/single point of access, passive services and the lack of complete solutions. At the time Haier's core competencies lay within the large appliance sector and not the small electronics sector. Subsequently, it partnered with the then leading IoT platform IngDan ({{lang|zh|硬蛋}}) owned by [[Cogobuy]] to overcome its shortcomings.<ref>{{Cite press release |url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/cogobuy-partners-with-samsung-artik-enhancing-its-competitive-edge-as-a-leading-iot-innovation-platform-1002376838 |title=Cogobuy Partners with Samsung ARTIK™ Enhancing its Competitive Edge as a Leading IoT Innovation Platform | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] | via=[[Business Insider]] | date=17 September 2017}}</ref> By utilising Cogobuy's [[Business ecosystem|ecosystem]] and [[supply chain]], Haier was able to integrate IngDan's portfolio of components, modules, and [[Edge computing|edge]] voice analysis into [[smart appliance]] products.<ref>{{Cite press release | url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/cogobuy-enters-booming-voice-controlled-home-appliances-market-1001831563 | title=Cogobuy Enters Booming Voice-Controlled Home Appliances Market | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] | via=[[Business Insider]] | date=14 March 2017 | archive-date=25 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325152849/https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/cogobuy-enters-booming-voice-controlled-home-appliances-market-1001831563 |url-status=live}}</ref> Haier introduced its smart appliances across seven product lines in the [[major appliance]] industry: air, water, clothes care, security, voice control, health and information.