Beatbot seems to be to lift the bar for robotic pool cleaners—once more

Beatbot builds a few of the most refined—and the most costly—robotic pool cleaners in the marketplace, and it’s as soon as once more elevating the stakes at CES 2026 with the introduction of its AquaSense X. This doesn’t appear like simply an incremental advance over the TechHive Editors’ Selection-winning AquaSense 2 Extremely, it’s Beatbot’s first foray into self-cleaning know-how, courtesy of a key element that lives on land.

The Beatbot AquaSense X AI Robotic Pool Cleaner seems to be and feels so much like 2025’s Extremely, however the addition of the brand new Beatbot AstroRinse Cleansing Station is a completely new idea, not only for Beatbot however for the business as a complete. This box-like docking station is a sizeable gadget atop which the AquaSense X robotic rests when not in use.

As soon as positioned on high of the gadget, the AstroRinse will get to work, flushing the AquaSense’s filter throughout a three-minute cycle. Particles is captured within the 23-liter basket beneath; Beatbot says for a typical pool proprietor, the disposable AstroRinse particles bag will must be changed solely as soon as each two months (based mostly on a cycle of two cleanings per week). The AstroRinse additionally recharges the unit after the cleansing cycle is full.

As for the Beatbot AquaSense X robotic itself, whereas it seems to be acquainted, a lot of its techniques have been upgraded underneath the hood. Its AI imaginative and prescient detection system now acknowledges 40 varieties of particles (up from 20 on the Extremely), permitting the unit to seek for particles on the pool ground as an alternative of merely traversing the world on a preset path.

The brand new detection system may seek for particles on the floor of the pool: Like its predecessor, the AquaSense X can rise to the floor and float, working in a skimmer mode as a part of its cleansing cycle. The unit additionally has improved detection of everlasting pool options, resembling steps and ledges, due to twin ultrasonic sensors on the underside of the robotic.

Lastly, the unit now integrates with numerous good residence environments—together with Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri, and Google Assistant—permitting for voice-activated operation along with management by way of Beatbot’s cell app.

The AquaSense X will probably be obtainable on January 5, 2026 at a worth of $4250. The primary 500 prospects who preorder a unit will obtain a $250 low cost.

In the event you’re attending CES in individual and wish to see the AquaSense X in motion, the robotic will probably be on show at Beatbot’s sales space: Venetian #53852.

This information story is a part of TechHive’s in-depth protection of the most effective robotic pool cleaners