Overview
- Beatbot debuted the AquaSense X robot with the AstroRinse Cleaning Station at CES 2026 for $4,250, opening a limited preorder for the first 500 buyers with a $250 deposit and earning a CES Innovation Awards Honoree nod.
- AstroRinse automatically backflushes the robot’s filter in about three minutes, empties debris into a sealed bin, and recharges the unit, with a roughly 22–23 liter capacity sized for about two months at two cleanings per week.
- The robot runs Beatbot AI 2.0 with HybridSense vision that combines camera, infrared, and ultrasonic sensing to recognize 40 debris types and extend detection from the pool floor to the water surface.
- Dual bottom ultrasonic sensors help the robot navigate steps, edges, and shallow platforms, and voice integrations with Google Home, Alexa, and Siri support status checks and limited commands when the unit is out of water or floating.
- Beatbot also announced the Sora 70 for Spring 2026, a midrange cleaner featuring JetPulse surface skimming, 6,800 GPH suction, a six‑liter debris basket, shallow-water cleaning down to eight inches, and surface parking for easier retrieval.