We often talk about AI and robots as if everything will happen like magic. In pool maintenance, there comes a moment when the magic stops: when it’s time to clean the filter, empty the debris basket, rinse the robot, and end up with hands full of debris… Beatbot came to CES 2026 with a fairly simple idea: improve cleaning, yes, but especially eliminate post-cleaning. At the same time, the brand is expanding its range with a more “everyday” robot, designed to complete the entire tour, including the surface.
AquaSense X: the intelligent cleaning that doesn’t stop at the bottom of the pool
The first announcement, and not the least discreet: Beatbot presents the AquaSense X ecosystem at CES 2026, with an AquaSense X “AI” cleaning robot and a dedicated station AstroRinse. The whole system has actually received a CES 2026 Innovation Award in the “home appliances” category, setting the tone.
On the robot side, Beatbot highlights its Beatbot AI 2.0 technology and especially its HybridSense™ AI Vision system. The idea is not just to “recognize dirt,” but to adapt to real life: the robot doubles the number of debris types identified, from 20 to 40, and extends detection from the bottom… up to the water’s surface. To achieve this, HybridSense combines camera, infrared, and ultrasound to detect debris more accurately, automatically adjust cleaning, and cover the bottom, walls, waterline, and surface.
Two technical details are worth noting if you have pools with troublesome areas: AquaSense X integrates two ultrasonic sensors under its base to detect steps, edges, and shallow areas. The goal is to manage changes in depth, retrieve the edges, and clean more effectively the shallow areas that often end up “half done” with some robots.
And for everyday use, Beatbot also announces voice control when the robot is out of the water or on the surface, via Google Home, Alexa, and Siri. You can start cleaning, check the battery, activate a child lock, and receive a vocal alert at the end of the cycle.
AstroRinse: the station that rinses the filter, empties debris, and recharges automatically
This is probably the most “wow” part (and the most pragmatic): the AstroRinse station. Beatbot presents it as the world’s first fully automatic filter cleaning system for pool robots. Specifically, after a cycle, you place the AquaSense X on the station: it rinses the filter, empties the debris basket, and recharges the robot, without manual intervention.
The announced mechanism is quite clear: once docked, AstroRinse starts a high-pressure rotary rinsing that cleans the filter and evacuates debris into a hermetically sealed bin. Beatbot claims 3 minutes to retrieve a clean filter ready to go again, which completely changes the “little troublesome moment” of post-cycle cleaning.
Another point to watch, especially for installers who know what “cleanliness” means for some clients: the station has a capacity of 23 liters and uses a disposable bag. Beatbot claims that you can keep up to two complete cleanings per week for two months without emptying or replacing the bag, with a clean collection that limits mess.
Price, availability, and pre-order: AquaSense X clearly aims for the high-end market
Beatbot announces immediate availability of the AquaSense X ecosystem, with a recommended retail price of €4,250. There is also a limited pre-order program for the first 200 customers, based on a deposit of €250, granting access to advantages announced as exclusive and time-limited.
Yes, it’s premium. But the angle is coherent: if the post-cleaning maintenance is truly automated as described, it’s no longer just “a robot,” it’s a complete maintenance routine that approaches an almost frictionless usage (and that’s exactly what many expect…).
Sora 70: a new “series” robot with 360° cleaning and a real focus on the surface
Second announcement, second approach: Beatbot launches the Sora 70, the first model of the Sora series. Announced positioning: high performance, reliability, simplicity, for daily maintenance. The CEO’s message is clear: aiming for a robot that reaches all areas, including the surface and the shallow edges that “most robots” do not clean.
The Beatbot Sora 70 is aimed at pool owners who want high performance with simplicity. It reaches all areas of the pool, including the water surface and the shallow edges that most robots cannot clean. The Beatbot Sora series expands our range by offering reliable and simplified cleaning, with maximum performance without unnecessary complexity.
Siler Wang, CEO and founder of Beatbot
The new feature highlighted is called JetPulse™ Water Surface Cleaning. It’s a dual-jet system that creates converging and outward water jets to actively guide floating debris towards the skimmer’s suction inlet. The interest is concrete: to capture insects, pollen, and other debris before they sink (because once at the bottom, it’s much longer).
Under the hood, Beatbot also talks about its HydroBalance™ structure, with a reinforced central pump and a high-efficiency water pump developed by the brand. The advertised suction power exceeds 1500 m3/hour, with the ambition to lift fine sand, large leaves, and stubborn algae while maintaining agile movement through uniform weight distribution.
This Sora 70 is said to be capable of cleaning the entire pool in a single cycle, including shallow beaches, edges, or steps from 20 cm deep. For long cycles, it carries a 6-liter debris basket said to be capable of holding up to 800 leaves, and an optional ultrafine filter of 3 microns for very fine particles.
Easy recovery: Smart Surface Parking + SmartDrain (the detail that changes the end of the cycle)
Beatbot also emphasizes recovery, a point often underestimated until the day you pull out a waterlogged robot. The Sora 70 integrates Smart Surface Parking, inspired by the buoyancy of submarines: four internal chambers adjust buoyancy by sucking in air and expelling water, allowing the robot to gently rise to the surface at the end of the cycle.
Once on the surface, SmartDrain™ releases the remaining water inside to lighten the robot and make it easier to recover, “without effort or mess” according to Beatbot. This is typically the kind of small mechanism that, if well executed, makes a product go from “nice” to “we really use it often”.
Regarding autonomy, the 10,000 mAh battery is claimed to last for up to 5 hours of bottom cleaning or 7 hours of surface cleaning, with a coverage of up to 300 m² on a single charge.
Sora 70 availability: Spring 2026, price to be announced
The Beatbot Sora 70 is announced for Spring 2026, with availability on Beatbot.com and Amazon.com. The price has not yet been announced.
And beyond the pool: RoboTurtle continues to evolve
A little interesting nod: Beatbot also reminds us of its aquatic robot RoboTurtle, presented at CES 2025 for research and monitoring in open water. The brand indicates that it has progressed, with more natural movements, a reaction to certain gestures, and better ease in the water. Here the stated goal clearly surpasses the domestic pool: environmental monitoring, research, water quality.
Key takeaways
AquaSense X plays the very high-end card with a simple promise: better cleaning, and especially automating the robot’s maintenance after the cycle thanks to AstroRinse. If the station lives up to its promises of rinsing in 3 minutes and clean collection over time, Beatbot addresses a real irritation, not a “CES gadget”.
Sora 70, on the other hand, resembles the “daily” brick that was missing in some catalogs: 360° cleaning, surface treated actively via JetPulse, large debris volume, recovery designed not to end up soaked. On paper, it’s exactly the kind of robot you pull out often because it’s simple, not because you’re motivated.
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