I got this to replace an Aiper that had died two months after its warranty expired. This time, I used a credit card that doubles the manufacturer's warranty. So - 4 years of warranty. The unit is physically larger and heavier than the Aiper. I'm glad I didn't go for the "Pro" version which is clearly even larger and heavier. It seems to be well made, and although it's heavier, it's just as easy to carry as the Aiper, because the ergonomics are better. Nice big grab handle. It has Wifi connectivity when it's out of the pool. But it does not accept Wifi passphrases with embedded spaces. I asked Beatbot's tech support about it, and their suggestion was to change my wifi passphrase. Umm, not happening. I have WAY too many gadgets with that passphrase. Note that I say "passphrase" and not "password". Wifi has supported passphrases since its very inception. Luckily, the cleaner works without wifi. Another issue - that I didn't know before receiving it; The manual says to turn off your pool filters while the cleaner is cleaning. I'm betting that's because the noise in the water confuses their ultrasonic sensor. I don't think that was mentioned in the Quick Start pamphlet. Anyway, the cleaner does work with the pumps running, but I think it's a little confused. My pool is a simple rectangular shape, and for some reason instead of going back & forth with the shape, the cleaner cuts steep diagonals across it, climbing the walls a bit at a severe tilt. The pool hadn't been properly cleaned since the old cleaner gave up, and although we have a power cover on it, a quantity of leaves had wound up on the bottom. The instructions say to clean the pool by hand before using the cleaner for the first clean of the season. Heck with that! I bought this $1K cleaner to *clean*, not to watch me clean :). So I plopped the cleaner in. It did it's thing and then parked at the edge of the pool. I fished it out, and the hopper was completely full. Recharged it and did it again the next day. It's been 3 days of once-a-day cleaning, and now the pool is almost pristine. WRT charging: The unit comes with a charging dock with two big spring loaded terminals that contact connection spots on the side of the cleaner. This seems like a very effective system, and superior to the little rubber-tipped plug that the Aiper had. Much easier to keep clean. The cleaner started parking itself at the far side of the pool, that has a retaining wall. Sure would be nice if I could tell it to park over HERE instead. But not deadly - my pool pole reaches the other side, and the supplied hook is very good - very substantial. The last few cleans, the unit stopped parking itself on the wall. Rather, it just stops somewhere in the middle of the pool. Not deadly - it's easy to fish it out with the pole. In conclusion, this seems to be a good cleaning machine, with some high-tech warts. But no deal killers. Read more

I'm a first-time owner of a robotic pool cleaner, and was a bit worried that this relatively expensive Beatbot AquaSense machine was a bit over the top and a waste. After using it for the first time to do a quick early spring cleaning of my inlaw's inground pool, I'm a bit relieved that it's probably not the wrong decision to get it. Hopefully, with more cleaning runs in the summer, will have more feedback. So far, here's my take on it so far: The machine has a relatively sleek form factor that's neither too large or too compact, and it doesn't weight too much at 20-something lbs, so I can lift and handle it fairly easily. However, it is a bit difficult to lift it out of the pool. The build quality feels premium, with a metallic pearl finish that stands out while it's crawling inside the pool. The top-loading debris basket made it easy to clean and maintenance. In terms of cleaning power, so far it seems good, but during this first run, the pool wasn't too dirty, with only a few pieces of debris at the bottom, and some slight buildup on the walls. The suction power seems to be very effective, as evident in the fine layer of slimy stuff it picked up in the filter. The machine seems to be quite efficient at navigating along the geometric shape of the pool. It first moved along the wall edges to map(?) out the boundaries, and then seems to switch to coverage mode to clean the entire floor first, and then it moves onto cleaning the walls. On the walls, it's able to detect and then clean just above the waterline, before diving back down. Throughout the process, the rubber "tank tracks" seem to adhere firmly to the floor and vertical walls as it travels, and didn't seem to experience any slip at all. This is great as I was worried it'll fall off the wall and flip upside down, needing me to jump in to rescue it. The battery life is good, at probably around 2 to 3 hours or a bit more, which is more than needed to clean my inlaw's smallish pool. The charging dock is convenient, and the battery life indicator on the app is handy. Speaking of apps, it is quite simple but functional, requires wifi to function (the app, that is). However, note that it's not necessary to install the app to get the machine working, as the machine can function & clean on its own, simply use the buttons on top of the machine. On the app, you can also select between two cleaning modes, and it actually keep logs of the cleaning records. However, what's missing is that you can't remotely control the machine through the app, including interrupting the clean cycle, which I had wanted to do as I needed to leave to do some other work during mid-cycle. Read more

Update: Beatbot customer service has reached out to me and is working on resolving the issues I had with the machine. Updating review to reflect the service received. Nice to have a company that stands behind their product. Original Review: Ended up returning it. Initially worked ok. However subsequent uses it would catch the debris under the basket rather than in it. Bad design flaw as this lets debris fall back into the pool. Going back to a corded version as they are more reliable. Cordless was convenient but not worth the active in quality clean. Read more

Rated highly - performs as promoted Read more

Updating my review to say that Beatbot Support exceeded all expectations. Cleans well. You pretty much get one cleaning per charge. It will not connect to my app despite trying all troubleshooting. When finished cleaning it will park itself at the wall but it doesn't stay there very long. So if you don't pick it up at the end of the cleaning you're going to have to fish it out with the hook. Often sand gets collected underneath the basket, not in the basket. Overall, I still prefer this over the Dolphin since it doesn't have a cord. Read more