An electric pergola looks like a frame with a roof. In use, you are setting the louver angle, not flipping a single switch.

Closed: rain

Once the blades interlock, rain runs along the channel in each blade into the perimeter gutter, then down a pipe inside the post. Gumei posts keep water and cables apart, away from the motor.

Tilted: shade, still air

Tilted blades block direct sun while the gaps still let air through. In summer you can sit underneath without opening the roof fully.

Open: sunlight

In cold weather, turn the blades toward vertical and the sun comes in. The app or the hand crank can stop at any angle in between.

GM-163 is the manual standard model, only 3 by 3 meters and 3 by 4 meters. If the yard is a different size, or you want screens, glass or a fan, use the customizable electric model and send the width and depth.