Beatbot AquaSense 2 vs Beatbot Sora 30
On the published numbers, the Beatbot AquaSense 2’s battery covers a pool of about 79 ft against about 70 ft for the Beatbot Sora 30 (the two figures rest on different kinds of runtime, noted below). At least one of them is rated by its maker for more pool than that arithmetic supports. Every other published specification is in the table, with the rows where they differ tinted.
Beatbot
Beatbot AquaSense 2
~$799
- Pool fit
- ~79 ft (floor only)240 min floor-only runtime at 13 sq ft/min — walls not counted
- Filtration
- 150 µm · sand, grit and leaves
- Retrieval
- Parks for pickup · 23.1 lb
Four hours of floor cleaning on a 10,000 mAh pack, a double pass along the waterline and a wireless charging dock in the box make the AquaSense 2 Beatbot's mid-range robot.
Best for: Mid-size in-ground pools where the owner wants a dock and three years of cover
Beatbot
Beatbot Sora 30
~$699
- Pool fit
- ~70 ftclaims ~80 ft270 min on floor and walls at 13 sq ft/min
- Filtration
- 150 µm · sand, grit and leaves
- Retrieval
- Parks for pickup · 19.6 lb
Moving up from the Sora 10 buys a 10,000 mAh battery, 4.5 hours on a full floor-wall-waterline cycle, four roller brushes and a slightly bigger basket.
Best for: Pools near the top of the Sora 10's range where the extra half hour matters
| Specification | Beatbot AquaSense 2 | Beatbot Sora 30 |
|---|---|---|
| Approx. price | ~$799 | ~$699 |
| Type | Cordless floor+wall+waterline | Cordless floor+wall+waterline |
| Power | Cordless | Cordless |
| Cleans | Floor, walls, waterline | Floor, walls, waterline |
| Pool fit | ~79 ft, floor only | ~70 ft |
| Maker's pool claim | 3,230 sq ft | 3,230 sq ft |
| Runtime, floor + walls | not published | 270 min |
| Runtime, floor only | 240 min | 300 min |
| Battery | 10,000 mAh | 10,000 mAh |
| Charge time | 4 h | 4.5 h |
| Finest filter | 150 µm | 150 µm |
| Filtration tier | Sand, grit and leaves | Sand, grit and leaves |
| Filter | Two-layer basket | 150 µm basket; 3 µm basket sold separately |
| Basket | 2 L | 5.2 L |
| Weight | 23.1 lb | 19.6 lb |
| Retrieval | Parks for pickup · 23.1 lb | Parks for pickup · 19.6 lb |
| Self-parking | Yes | Yes |
| Navigation | Ultrasonic | Ultrasonic |
| App control | Yes | Yes |
| Caddy or dock | Included | not published |
| Pool types | in-ground, above-ground | in-ground, above-ground |
| Surfaces | not published | concrete, vinyl, fiberglass, tile |
| Warranty | 3 years | 2 years |
| Cost per swim season | $266 floor | $350 floor |
| Released | not published | 2026 |
Beatbot AquaSense 2: what it gives up
- Two-litre basket, a third of the Sora 70's
- Beatbot publishes only a floor runtime, not a floor-and-wall one
- 23.1 lb, 2.6 lb more than the first-generation AquaSense
Beatbot Sora 30: what it gives up
- Two years of cover; stepping up to the Sora 70 buys a third
- $230 more than the Sora 10 for 30 minutes of runtime and 0.2 L of basket
- Longer 4.5-hour charge
Full specifications: Beatbot AquaSense 2 · Beatbot Sora 30