How long does a cordless pool robot run?
Short answer
Several hours: Beatbot rates the AquaSense 2 at up to 4 hours of floor cleaning, and the Sora 70 at up to 5 hours on the floor or 7 hours skimming the surface.
Which robots can do it?
- Beatbot AquaSense 2Yes
Beatbot rates the AquaSense 2 at up to 4 hours of floor cleaning; it ran over 3.5 hours in Freshly Charged's review.
Good to know: Pools up to 3,230 sq ft per the maker. Charges in about 4 hours.
- Beatbot Sora 70Yes
Beatbot rates the Sora 70 at up to 5 hours of floor cleaning and up to 7 hours of surface cleaning.
Good to know: Maker's figures.
Why it matters
A robot that runs out of battery halfway through a big pool leaves you finishing the job, and fishing it out early.
Not proven yet
Runtime in large or heavily dirty pools, and how batteries hold up over seasons.
How we know (3 sources)
Hands-on review of the cordless Beatbot AquaSense 2. It climbs walls and scrubs the waterline and ran over 3.5 hours in testing. It does not skim floating debris and struggled around protruding wall jets.
Read the sourceProduct page for the Beatbot AquaSense 2, read Oct 23, 2026: cleans floor, walls and waterline (scrubbing the waterline twice per pass); 10,000 mAh battery for up to 4 hours of floor cleaning, pools up to 3,230 sq ft; charges in about 4 hours on a wireless dock. Parks above the water when it's done or the battery is low, with SmartDrain for lighter retrieval; one-click parking from the app.
Read the sourceProduct page for the Beatbot Sora 70, read Oct 23, 2026: cleans the water surface, floor, walls, waterline and shallow areas down to 8 inches; up to 5 hours of floor cleaning and up to 7 hours of surface cleaning on a 10,000 mAh battery; pools up to 3,229 sq ft. Smart water-surface parking floats it to the edge so you don't lift it from deep water.
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Status timeline
No status has changed since we started tracking. Every entry is dated and backed by the sources on this page.
- First recorded: In storesBeatbot Sora 70
Beatbot rates the Sora 70 at up to 5 hours of floor cleaning and up to 7 hours of surface cleaning.
- First recorded: In storesBeatbot AquaSense 2
Beatbot rates the AquaSense 2 at up to 4 hours of floor cleaning; it ran over 3.5 hours in Freshly Charged's review.