The number continues to expand within the pool cleaning robot market as more companies enter the scene and known companies pave forward with innovations that trump previous generation models. These robots have (especially) evolved over the last few years, reaching a point where many of them can clean nearly any shape of pool, including walls, steps, and even beached sections. As well as deliver an answer to a question we have been asking for the last few years.
As companies continue to integrate smart features and even AI into some of these products, it wasn’t a surprise that a company finally came forth with this answer. That big question was: “how long until we can have pool cleaning robots that can return home when finished to charge themselves?”
If robot vacuums can do it, why not pool cleaners as well? Of course, the answer has always been stalemated by the challenge of figuring out how the robot was going to be able to exit and re-enter the pool. There are far too many wall designs out there, so this would potentially limit use-case scenarios to pools with steps or beached sections (and that wouldn’t be far-reaching). There would also have to be some kind of 3D mapping, similar to a robot vacuum, that would allow the robot to map the vicinity around the pool so it can find its base and make its way back. This just adds further complications to the idea.
Except, WYBOT found a completely different approach to the problem that doesn’t even require the robot to leave the water. It was a brilliant idea that deeply simplifies things and suddenly became a surprise that no one else thought about it.
Instead of trying to figure out how it was going to get out and jump back in for its next swim, WYBOT designed a solar-charging base that mounted to the wall of the pool. When the robot finishes its clean, it simply climbs up the wall (something most of the models can already do) and docks into the base for charging.
Since it is solar-powered, no cables need to be run to the base station, keeping the area around the pool clean of obvious hazards. Not only that, but the robot also empties its collected content into the base (similar to some flagship robot vacuum models) so that the next time it drops to clean, it is ready to start all over. Reducing the amount of times you need to empty something. Thus removing the human out of the equation even further.
The idea is brilliant and we can’t wait to see the robot in the wild. The company plans to begin shipping the robot in Q2 of 2025. It will feature an MSRP of $2,999. You can find WYBOT products at Amazon, which is likely where you’ll be able to find this one when it launches.
