Most affordable robot pool cleaners don’t clean the water surface. This is why it’s so common for people to have two robots: a skimmer for the surface and another for the rest of the pool. If you wanted a single robot to do both, the most popular options used to come from Beatbot, but they were the top-tier models, which are mighty expensive. This is why I was especially interested in the Beatbot Sora 70 () when I saw it at CES 2026.
This robot offers a full solution in a single unit, all while keeping the price at a more reasonable $1,499. This is a far cry from other full solutions like the Beatbot AquaSense 2 Pro and 2 Ultra models, which cost $2,299 and $3,150, respectively. Does it truly rise up to the occasion, or will it simply sink against its impressive big brothers?
