YI Technology

YI Technology, also known as Xiaoyi (Chinese: 小蚁) in Mainland China markets, is a company that manufactures cameras and computer vision technologies. Some of the company's popular camera models include the YI 1080p Home Camera, and the YI Outdoor Security Camera. YI Technology was originally backed and branded by Xiaomi, but in October 2016, YI split off from Xiaomi, dropping the "Xiaomi Yi" branding.

Since its founding YI Technology has gone on to produce a wide range of indoor and outdoor security cameras and has shipped products to over 186 countries and created the sub-brand "Kami" in late 2018.

History

YI Technology was founded in 2015

and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

In 2018, YI Technology partnered with Google to produce the YI Horizon VR180, Google's first VR180 marketplace camera.

On November 7, 2018, YI Technology launched the sub-brand "Kami" and released the Kami Indoor Camera.

Products

Notable products include:

YI Halo Camera (discontinued)
YI 360 VR Camera (discontinued)
YI 1080p Home Camera
YI Dome X Camera
YI Outdoor Security camera
YI Lite Action Camera
YI 4K Action Camera
YI M1 Mirrorless Camera (discontinued)
YI Nightscape Dash Camera
YI Smart Dash Camera
YI PTZ 1080p Outdoor camera
Kami Indoor Camera
Kami Outdoor Camera

Recognition

YI Technology has received a number of awards in mainland China and abroad. Some awards include the 2017 Red Dot Award for Product design, and the 2018 DISTREE EMEA Smart Tech Diamond Award.