Beatbot AquaSense vs Beatbot Sora 70
On the published numbers, the Beatbot Sora 70’s battery covers a pool of about 70 ft against about 49 ft for the Beatbot AquaSense. 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
~$799
- Pool fit
- ~49 ftclaims ~67 ft150 min on floor and walls at 13 sq ft/min
- Filtration
- 150 µm · sand, grit and leaves
- Retrieval
- Parks for pickup · 20.5 lb
Beatbot's first-generation AquaSense is still on sale, at the same $799 as its successor.
Best for: Nobody who can buy the AquaSense 2 at the same price
Beatbot
Beatbot Sora 70
~$1,099
- 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 · 22.9 lb
The top Sora adds surface skimming (up to seven hours), a six-litre basket, a charging dock and a three-year warranty.
Best for: Pools that collect leaves on top as well as on the floor, for about half an Ultra
| Specification | Beatbot AquaSense | Beatbot Sora 70 |
|---|---|---|
| Approx. price | ~$799 | ~$1,099 |
| Type | Cordless floor+wall+waterline | Cordless floor+wall+waterline |
| Power | Cordless | Cordless |
| Cleans | Floor, walls, waterline | Floor, walls, waterline, surface |
| Pool fit | ~49 ft | ~70 ft |
| Maker's pool claim | 2,260 sq ft | 3,229 sq ft |
| Runtime, floor + walls | 150 min | 270 min |
| Runtime, floor only | 180 min | 300 min |
| Runtime, skimming | not published | 7 h |
| Battery | 6,700 mAh | 10,000 mAh |
| Charge time | 3 h | 4.5 h |
| Finest filter | 150 µm | 150 µm |
| Filtration tier | Sand, grit and leaves | Sand, grit and leaves |
| Filter | Polyester basket | 6 L, 150 µm basket; 3 µm basket sold separately |
| Basket | 2 L | 6 L |
| Weight | 20.5 lb | 22.9 lb |
| Retrieval | Parks for pickup · 20.5 lb | Parks for pickup · 22.9 lb |
| Self-parking | Yes | Yes |
| Navigation | Ultrasonic | Ultrasonic |
| App control | Yes | Yes |
| Caddy or dock | not published | Included |
| Pool types | in-ground, above-ground | in-ground, above-ground |
| Surfaces | concrete, vinyl, fiberglass, tile | concrete, vinyl, fiberglass, tile |
| Warranty | 2 years | 3 years |
| Cost per swim season | $400 floor | $366 floor |
| Released | not published | 2026 |
Beatbot AquaSense: what it gives up
- Same price as the AquaSense 2, which has a bigger battery and a longer warranty
- 6,700 mAh, the smallest battery Beatbot publishes for any robot here
- 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi only, where the AquaSense 2 also joins 5 GHz networks
Beatbot Sora 70: what it gives up
- Its full-cycle runtime appears only in an FAQ on a sibling's page, not in its own spec table
- 22.9 lb, 3.3 lb more than the Sora 30
- 150 µm standard basket, the same mesh as the $469 Sora 10
Full specifications: Beatbot AquaSense · Beatbot Sora 70