
The Case for Closing Pool Season With a Robot (Not a Pole and a Net)
Late-season pools are the dirtiest of the year — leaves, algae pressure, cooling water. A cordless robotic cleaner handles the worst weeks without hoses or booster pumps.
Everything you need to choose and get the most from a robot vacuum — explained without the jargon.

Late-season pools are the dirtiest of the year — leaves, algae pressure, cooling water. A cordless robotic cleaner handles the worst weeks without hoses or booster pumps.

Cordless robotic pool cleaners are the outdoor sibling of your robot vacuum. How they work, the honest battery-vs-cord trade-off, and where Aiper's Seagull and Scuba lineup fits against corded Dolphin- and Polaris-class robots — with buy-guidance by pool size and type.

Prime Day lands in mid-July and robot vacuums see some of the year's deepest cuts. Here are the models to watch, the list prices to beat, and how to tell a real deal from a fake.

Robot vacuums are convenient, but they are not magic. Here is an honest assessment of what they do well, where they struggle, and whether one makes sense for you.

Navigation is what separates a smart robot vacuum from one that bumps around randomly. Here is LiDAR vs vSLAM and multi-floor mapping, explained in plain English.