Cordless Robot Pool Cleaners: Is Beatbot Worth It?
Cordless pool robots clean the floor, walls and waterline without a cable tangling across your pool, and the best ones also skim leaves off the surface. Here's what you get and what you give up.
Cordless vs corded
- Cordless pros: no tangles, easy to drop in, and surface skimming for hours on top-end models.
- Cordless cons: you lift the robot out to charge it, app control drops underwater, and corded robots can clean as well for less money.
Beatbot AquaSense 2 Pro vs Ultra
| AquaSense 2 Pro | AquaSense 2 Ultra | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1,999 | $2,999 |
| Cleans | Floor, walls, waterline, surface | Floor, walls, waterline, surface |
| Surface runtime | Up to 11 hours | Up to 10 hours |
| Floor and wall runtime | Up to 5 hours | Up to 4.5 hours |
| Navigation | CleverNav + SonicSense | AI camera + dual ToF sensors |
| Weight | 25 lb | 29.1 lb |
Which to buy
The AquaSense 2 Pro is the one we'd buy. Testers found the Ultra's extra sensors didn't produce a noticeably cleaner pool, while the Pro is lighter, runs longer and costs about $1,000 less. Choose the Ultra only if you want the newest navigation tech.
Tips
- Clean the filter baskets after each run.
- Charge it out of direct sun.
- Run a surface-skim cycle on windy days when leaves blow in.