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Robotic Pool Cleaners

A robotic pool cleaner vacuums, brushes and filters with its own low-voltage motors, so it does not depend on the pool pump or a booster pump. Compare every stocked model here by maximum pool length, floor-wall-waterline coverage, filtration, cable, scheduling and warranty. Use the filters to narrow the list, then compare selected robots side by side before choosing.

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Products in Robotic Pool Cleaners

32 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
  • 55 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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Dolphin W20

$1,999 Regular price $2,199 Save $200

  • Cleans floor, walls and waterline
  • Corded, plug-in power supply
  • 3-year warranty
  • Commercial-grade motors

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Dolphin Wave 60

$1,699 Regular price $1,899 Save $200

  • Cleans floor, walls and waterline
  • Corded, plug-in power supply
  • 2-year warranty
  • For pools up to 50 ft

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Dolphin Wave 80

$1,999 Regular price $2,699 Save $700

  • Cleans floor, walls and waterline
  • Corded, plug-in power supply
  • 2-year warranty
  • For pools up to 68 ft

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Dolphin Wave 90i

$2,399 Regular price $3,599 Save $1,200

  • Cleans floor, walls and waterline
  • Corded, plug-in power supply
  • Smartphone app control
  • 2-year warranty

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Dolphin Wave 100

$4,699

  • Cleans floor, walls and waterline
  • 100 ft cable
  • Standard filters
  • 2-year warranty

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Dolphin Wave 120

$7,899

  • Cleans floor, walls and waterline
  • Corded, plug-in power supply
  • 2-year warranty
  • For pools up to 121 ft

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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 X2

$497

  • Cleans the pool floor
  • 2-year warranty
  • For pools up to 40 ft
  • 1 scrubbing brush

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Aquabot Elite

4.5 (48)

$1,299

  • Cleans floor, walls and waterline
  • Corded, plug-in power supply
  • Standard filters
  • 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
  • 55 ft cable with anti-tangle swivel
  • Standard filters and NanoFilters
  • Weekly scheduling via smartphone app

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BWT RC50

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  • Cleans the pool floor
  • 3-year warranty
  • 2 scrubbing brushes
  • For inground pools

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BWT RC60

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  • Cleans the pool floor
  • 3-year warranty
  • 2 scrubbing brushes
  • For inground pools

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What changes from one line to the next, so you can shortlist before comparing individual models.

Series comparison for Robotic Pool Cleaners
Series Models Price Range Cleaning Coverage Included Filtration Timer Warranty
ProLine Dolphin Premier, Dolphin Sigma, Dolphin Quantum $1,649–$2,399 Floor, Walls, Waterline Standard Cartridge, NanoFilters, Oversized Leaf Bag, Multi-Media, XXL MaxBin Basket Weekly Timer 2–3 years
Max-Series Dolphin Cayman, Dolphin Escape $669–$1,079 Floor, Walls MaxBin Basket Weekly Timer / No Built-In Timer 2 years
Wave Dolphin W20, Dolphin Wave 60, Dolphin Wave 80, Dolphin Wave 90i, Dolphin Wave 100, Dolphin Wave 120 $1,699–$7,899 Floor, Walls, Waterline Standard Cartridge — 2–3 years

Robotic pool cleaners that automate pool cleaning.

Robotic Pool Cleaners

A robotic pool cleaner vacuums, brushes and filters with its own low-voltage motors, so it does not depend on the pool pump or a booster pump. Compare every stocked model here by maximum pool length, floor-wall-waterline coverage, filtration, cable, scheduling and warranty. Use the filters to narrow the list, then compare selected robots side by side before choosing.

Our top-rated line

Dolphin ProLine™

The Best of Dolphin. Even More Pro.

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Dolphin Premier Robotic Pool Cleaner
Dolphin Quantum Pro Robotic Pool Cleaner

The Largest Filters Yet.

Dolphin Max-Series™

With MaxBin, HyperBrush, and SmartNav 2.0™

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Gen-2 Filtration

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Dolphin Max-Series

The Largest Filter. Ever.

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Guide to Robotic Pool Cleaners

Dolphin Premier Waterline

Gone are the days of manually scrubbing and sweeping your swimming pool. Dive into the future of pool maintenance with the latest 2026 robotic pool cleaners.

What is a Robotic Pool Cleaner?

Robotic pool cleaners are revolutionizing the way we maintain our swimming pools. With models equipped with advanced filtration, powerful motors, and active scrubbing brushes, a pool cleaner can ensure your swimming pool stays crystal clear while saving you time and money.

Robotic Pool Cleaners vs Pressure-Side & Suction-Side Cleaners

But the benefits don’t stop at clean pool water. Robotic pool cleaners can navigate every nook and cranny without guidance with the latest smart navigation technology such as SmartNav™. More energy efficient than older style pool cleaners, such as pressure-side cleaners and suction-side pool sweeps that require an external booster pump, a robotic pool cleaner is plug and play. With powerful, yet efficient DC motors, these cleaners are more efficient and more powerful.

With the weekly timer option, select pool robots can automatically start daily and even alert you when it’s time to clean the filter – such as the Dolphin Premier’s Multi-Media. This full pool cleaning automation is unmatched. That way you can sit back and relax, enjoying what is most important – enjoying your swimming pool.

Key Features in a Robotic Pool Cleaner

Our team of pool professionals have tested and evaluated nearly every robotic pool cleaner on the market. For over 6 months, our sole mission was to test for the best robotic pool cleaners of 2026. What was our findings? We have identified several critical features that distinguish the best models from the rest that will ensure your swimming pool stays crystal clear. So here is what sets the best robotic pool cleaners from the rest:

  • NanoFilters: These Gen-2 filters are only found in the top 2026 models and clean your pool like no other. The filters, arguably the most important part of a pool robot, are often overlooked. The heart of the pool robot is the filter. With the ability to capture debris that standard mesh filters, these filters stand out as a critical feature you’ll want to look out for.
NanoFilters™ capture fine dirt and debris that passes through standard filters
  • Weekly Timer: What’s truly differentiates a robotic pool cleaner from other pool vacuums? The answer lies in a feature often overlooked yet crucial: Automation. How can you obtain pool cleaning automation? A Weekly Timer. However with most robotic pool cleaners, you cannot use an external or 3rd party power supply due to their specific power requirements. With more and more pool robots dropping this feature, you’ll want this feature to experience the true convenience of an automatic pool cleaner.
  • Commercial-Grade Motors: Motors are the heart of a pool robot. The larger the motors, the more powerful the cleaner will be. We found that the commercial-grade motors, such found on the Dolphin ProLine, perform the best. Whether you have an inground or above ground pool, you’ll want to make sure your cleaner has a motors that perform at 4000 to 4500 gallons per hour.

What is the best robotic pool cleaner?

The best robotic pool cleaner for 2026 on our list was the Dolphin Premier. With an insane value, the Premier has Multi-Media and allows you to swap between 3+ filter options. The included NanoFilters and Leaf Bag make the Premier stand out from the rest. With commercial-grade motors taken from the ProLine and a 3 year warranty, the Dolphin Premier is the top pool cleaner of the year.

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