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Pool Robots for Kidney-Shaped Pools

The narrow waist and two rounded ends of a kidney pool can make a basic cleaner repeat one half while missing the other. Better navigation, sure wall grip and a route that changes angle between passes are the useful features. These full-coverage residential robots clean floors, walls and the waterline, giving them repeated opportunities to cross the center and work both curved lobes.

Kidney-shaped pool with curved walls and a narrow center

Products in Pool Robots for Kidney-Shaped Pools

17 products

Dolphin Premier

4.6 (221)

$1,999

  • Cleans floor, walls and waterline
  • 60 ft cable with anti-tangle swivel
  • Standard filters, NanoFilters, oversized leaf bag and Multi-Media swappable filter media
  • Weekly timer

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Clear UV

$1,999

  • Cleans floor, walls and waterline
  • 59 ft cable with anti-tangle swivel
  • UltraFilter fine filtration
  • Weekly scheduling via smartphone app

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Dolphin Sigma

4.6 (38)

$2,399

  • Cleans floor, walls and waterline
  • 60 ft cable with anti-tangle swivel
  • Standard filters and NanoFilters
  • Weekly scheduling via smartphone app

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Dolphin Quantum

4.4 (43)

$1,649

  • Cleans floor, walls and waterline
  • 60 ft cable with anti-tangle swivel
  • XXL MaxBin and NanoFilters
  • Weekly scheduling via smartphone app

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Clear S

$1,749

  • Cleans floor, walls and waterline
  • 59 ft cable with anti-tangle swivel
  • UltraFilter fine filtration
  • Weekly scheduling via smartphone app

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Blue Helix One

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  • Cleans floor, walls and waterline
  • Corded, plug-in power supply
  • Top-load filter basket
  • Weekly scheduling via smartphone app

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Aquabot REVA

$499 Regular price $1,199 Save $700

  • Cleans floor, walls and waterline
  • Smartphone app control
  • 2-year warranty
  • Gyroscope navigation

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Aquabot Rapids 2000

$699

  • Cleans floor, walls and waterline
  • 2-year warranty
  • For pools up to 50 ft
  • Manual remote control

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Aquabot Rapids 2500

$999

  • Cleans floor, walls and waterline
  • Smartphone app control
  • 2-year warranty
  • For pools up to 50 ft

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Aquabot X4

4.4 (79)

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  • Cleans floor, walls and waterline
  • 60 ft cable with anti-tangle swivel
  • Top-load filter basket
  • Weekly timer

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Aquabot Elite Pro

$999 Regular price $1,499 Save $500

  • Cleans floor, walls and waterline
  • Standard filters
  • Smartphone app control
  • 3-year warranty

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Dolphin Premier (Certified Open Box)

4.6 (217)

$1,949 Regular price $1,999 Save $50

  • Cleans floor, walls and waterline
  • 60 ft cable with anti-tangle swivel
  • Standard filters, NanoFilters, oversized leaf bag and Multi-Media swappable filter media
  • Weekly timer

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Dolphin Sigma (Certified Open Box)

4.6 (40)

$2,349 Regular price $2,399 Save $50

  • Cleans floor, walls and waterline
  • 60 ft cable with anti-tangle swivel
  • Standard filters and NanoFilters
  • Weekly scheduling via smartphone app

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Crossing the waist is the key coverage test

A mapped robot varies its heading after each wall encounter, so it does not keep bouncing between the same two curves. A swivel cable also helps because repeated turns around rounded ends can otherwise wind slack into a coil.

The waterline is often longer than owners expect in a kidney pool. A true waterline mode follows both lobes and the inside curve; a floor-and-wall model merely reaches the surface and turns.

Angle-changing navigation

Prevents the robot from repeating one lobe of the pool.

Tight center turn

Track drive helps the cleaner rotate through the narrow waist.

Swivel cable

Reduces twist from many curved wall encounters.

True waterline mode

Scrubs the complete curved perimeter rather than only climbing to it.

Pool Robots for Kidney-Shaped Pools: your questions answered

Will a robot map both sides of a kidney pool?

Advanced robots infer the layout during the cycle and vary their route; they do not save a literal blueprint, but they should repeatedly cross and cover both lobes.

Why does my cleaner stay in one end?

Clean the filter, inspect tracks and straighten the cable first. Reduced flow or cable tension can stop the turn through the narrow center.

Is app steering useful in a kidney pool?

It is useful for an occasional missed pocket, but good automatic navigation should handle the full pool without manual driving every cycle.

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