Beatbot AquaSense 2 vs Beatbot Sora 70
3 questions both answer, side by side. Every answer is backed by the dated sources at the bottom.
Side by side
Can a cordless robot clean a pool's walls and waterline?
The AquaSense 2 climbed walls and scrubbed the waterline on battery power in a hands-on review.
Good to know: Doesn't skim floating debris; struggled around protruding wall jets.
Beatbot says the Sora 70 cleans the waterline and walls as well as the floor, the surface and shallow areas down to 8 inches.
Good to know: Maker's description; Bob Vila's test focused on its skimming and parking.
Can a pool robot park itself so you don't fish it out?
The AquaSense 2 parks above the water when it finishes or runs low, and drains water as you lift it to make it lighter.
Good to know: Maker's description.
The Sora 70 floats to the pool edge when it's done; Bob Vila's testers saw it park at the edge for pickup.
Good to know: Premium-priced.
How long does a cordless pool robot run?
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 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.
Only checked for one of them
Can a pool robot skim leaves off the surface?
In a month of testing in a Florida pool, the Sora 70 collected floating debris in skimming mode and parked at the edge for pickup.
Good to know: Doesn't skim continuously like a dedicated skimmer; pricey.
How we know (4 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.
Read the sourceRoundup of tested pool robots (updated Jul 15, 2026; 40+ tested, 10+ new for 2026). The cordless Mova Rover X10 cleaned floor, walls, waterline, steps and surface but is very heavy; the Beatbot Sora 70 skimmed floating debris and parked at the edge after a month in a Florida pool; the corded Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus was best overall.
Read the source