I put these robot pool skimmers through real-world testing to find out which ones are worth buying.

Nobody buys a pool so they can spend their weekends cleaning it. A robotic pool cleaner does the dirty work for you: it rolls along the bottom, scrubs off stuck-on grime, and filters out leaves, dirt, ...

Swimming pools are fun. Cleaning swimming pools is not fun. I learned this simple logic as a kid growing up in and around pools—it’s the only way to survive summer in Houston. Four years ago, I became ...

Edgar Cervantes has over nine years of experience in tech journalism. Exploring the latest gadgets and constantly studying the industry are part of his daily drive. Not to mention his mad product ...

Robotic pool cleaners and vacuums are still a budding category, which means every season brings significant technological advances. Summer 2026 is proving to be a banner year with more heavily ...

My family is fortunate enough to have an in-ground pool in our back yard. It was a project that started just as the pandemic hit and so the construction got dragged out for more than a year longer ...

Our favorite robotic pool cleaner overall, the AquaSense 2 Ultra has what WIRED contributor Chris Null called “near-perfect cleaning capabilities.” It has six hours of battery life and AI-powered ...

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I’ve been spending the past few months digging into home robotics, and one thing is incredibly obvious: Robot vacuums, lawn mowers, and pool cleaners are becoming more accessible. Homeowners can ...