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Pool-cleaning robots

Name: Pool-cleaning robots
Brand: Maytronics (Dolphin), Aiper, Beatbot, Wybotics

by Maytronics (Dolphin), Aiper, Beatbot, Wybotics

Robots that crawl along the floor and walls of a swimming pool, sucking up dirt and leaves. They run on their own power, either from a cable or, more and more, a built-in battery. Wikipedia, Automated pool cleaner

Stage 5 of 5

Regulator-cleared or mass market

Which rule placed it

Evidence: Independently reported
Human help: None reported
Last milestone: 10 March 2026

01Can I get it?

Yes, in places

Where it works today: Sold in big US chains such as Best Buy, Home Depot, Lowe's and Walmart, and online. IDC counted 2.75 million in-ground pool robots shipped worldwide in 2025. IDC, 10 Mar 2026
Published price: No published price in our sources.
Human help: Our sources report it working without human help.

02Track record

What has actually happened

Every milestone is dated and links to the page it comes from. Lines marked company-reported rest on the maker's own word.

03Safety and incidents

What has gone wrong

24 Aug 2023
Aiper recalled about 22,000 Elite Pro cordless pool robots in the US because the battery could overheat and short circuit. There were 17 reports of overheating and one minor burn to a fingertip. US CPSC recall, 24 Aug 2023
20 March 2025
Aiper recalled about 32,660 Seagull Pro cordless pool robots in the US because the charging adapter could overheat. There were 19 reports of them melting, smoking or catching fire while charging, and no injuries. US CPSC recall, 20 Mar 2025
9 April 2026
Wybotics recalled about 5,000 Osprey 700 Max and S1 pool robots in the US because the battery could overheat. There were ten reports of overheating or fire, and no injuries. US CPSC recall, 9 Apr 2026

How we placed it

The rule, not an opinion

Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.

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Regulator-cleared or mass marketThis robot
A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.
Placed by: IDC said 2.75 million in-ground pool robots shipped worldwide in 2025, and 55% of them were cordless (10 March 2026).
4
Paying customers
Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.
3
Pilot
Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.
2
Pre-orders
Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.
1
Demo only
Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.

What we couldn't confirm. Maytronics says it launched its first Dolphin pool robot when the company was founded, but its timeline page shows no year. Beatbot was not covered by any source we opened.

Sources

Cite this page

Robotics Verdict. “Pool-cleaning robots (Maytronics (Dolphin), Aiper, Beatbot, Wybotics): how far has it got?” roboticsverdict.com/robots/pool-robots. Checked 19 October 2026.