Beatbot AquaSense 2 robotic pool cleanerCordless floor+wall+waterline~$799

Beatbot

Beatbot AquaSense 2

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. It surfaces and drains itself when finished. The two-litre basket is small for a robot rated at 3,230 sq ft.

Approx. price

~$799

snapshot, not a live price

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

150–250 µm: sand and leaves; fine dust passes

Retrieval

Parks for pickup · 23.1 lb

surfaces or parks at the wall on its own, so it is lifted from the edge

Runtime

240 min, floor only

Cost per swim season

$266

price ÷ warranty years; a floor, not a lifespan

Best for: Mid-size in-ground pools where the owner wants a dock and three years of cover

Specifications

Approx. price
~$799
Type
Cordless floor+wall+waterline
Power
Cordless
Cleans
Floor, walls, waterline
Pool fit
~79 ft, floor only
Battery
10,000 mAh
Filtration tier
Sand, grit and leaves
Filter
Two-layer basket
Weight
23.1 lb
Retrieval
Parks for pickup · 23.1 lb
Navigation
Ultrasonic
Pool types
in-ground, above-ground
Warranty
3 years

A specification not listed here is one Beatbot does not publish for this model. It is left blank rather than estimated or borrowed from a sibling.

Features

  • Up to 4 hours of floor cleaning
  • Dual-pass waterline scrubbing
  • 16 sensors including ultrasonic
  • Wireless charging dock
  • SmartDrain surface parking

What it does well

  • Three-year full-replacement warranty at $799
  • Dock in the box at $799, where the $426 Sora 10 charges from a plug
  • Scrubs the waterline twice per pass
  • Wi-Fi on both 2.4 and 5 GHz, plus Bluetooth
  • Beatbot states a working depth of 1.6 to 9.8 ft, which covers most residential deep ends

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

The two lists above come from the maker’s own specifications and this site’s arithmetic on them, not from owner reports. Where owner discussion has been read it appears in its own section below, so the two are never mistaken for each other.

What owners say

Three owners who came to the AquaSense 2 from another cleaner describe an upgrade. One who replaced a Polaris 9550 says it clears storm debris in half the time, one who replaced a Pentair Racer and booster pump calls it tremendous for energy use and noise, and one who sent back an Aiper cordless calls it the best pool vacuum they have had. Another owner says it took over most of the waterline scrubbing they used to do by hand.

In daily use, three owners say it cleans the waterline well, one says it climbs a steep, bowl-shaped deep end with ease, and one averages 4 to 4.5 hours per run in a 20x30 irregular pool with ledges. The complaints are a small basket, noted by two owners; one owner's verdict two days in that it left debris or sand on the floor; and a 2025 case of corrosion within three months in a saltwater pool.

One owner says it works fine in a 12x24 ft pool, and another says it has no trouble keeping a 24,000-gallon pool clean. It does not clean the surface, and three owners pair it with a separate skimmer, a Betta or an Aiper Surfer 2. With so many oaks around, one owner who has both it and a Sora 70 says the Sora's basket, about twice as big, is what they need most.

What owners like

  • One owner who used to scrub the waterline with a magic eraser twice a week says the AquaSense 2 now handles most of that work.
  • For one owner who replaced a Polaris 9550, it does a better job in half the time: the Polaris needed 4+ hours to clear storm debris off the floor.
  • It climbs a steep, bowl-shaped deep end with ease, by one owner's account, using the app's multizone mode to do floor, walls and waterline.
  • An owner who replaced a Pentair Racer and booster pump with it says the change has been tremendous for energy use and noise from day one.
  • Two owners like the docking: one loves the stand's magnetic charging plates, and another says it sends a notice when done, parks at the pool edge to be lifted out, and you just drop it into the dock.

Common complaints

  • The basket is small: one owner found it smaller than their old Polaris 9550's, and another, who also owns a Sora 70, says the Sora's basket is about twice as big.
  • In 2025 one owner found corrosion in under three months, in a saltwater pool, after the app warned the robot had not charged fully; they were offered $100 back.
  • Two days into ownership in 2026, one owner found that hours of running still left basic debris or sand on the floor, and wanted a refund.

Questions owners ask about the Beatbot AquaSense 2

Does the AquaSense 2 clean the waterline?

Three owners say it does. One who used to scrub the waterline by hand twice a week says it now handles most of that, one runs it in the app's multizone mode to scrub the floor, walls and waterline, and one who also owns a Sora 70 thinks the AquaSense 2 does a little better there.

How does it handle slopes, ledges and pool features?

One owner with a steep, bowl-shaped deep end says it climbs it with ease in multizone mode, and another says it cleans a 20x30 irregular pool with ledges well. A new owner had it get stuck once in ten runs, between a seat and a waterfall, when the water was low.

Any reliability problems?

Two owners describe problems, both in 2025. One found corrosion within three months in a saltwater pool, after an app warning that it had not charged fully, and was offered $100 back. The other had a problem after about seven months, and support took the robot back and sent a new one within a week. A third owner rates support as pretty good overall, though it starts with a lot of do-it-yourself troubleshooting.

How long does it run on a charge?

Beatbot rates it for up to 4 hours of floor cleaning and gives no figure for floor and walls. One owner who has had it since March 2025 averages 4 to 4.5 hours per run; another, two days in, said a charge lasts a few hours at most.

Does it clean the surface?

No. It is built for the floor, walls and waterline, and three owners pair it with a separate skimmer. Two use a Betta, one noting the two can run at the same time with no cord to catch in the skimmer's front impeller, and one says it plus an Aiper Surfer 2 keeps the pool spotless.

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