Chinese robots take over pools: the market grows faster than expected

Beatbot is expanding across the US and Europe with robots that replace manual pool cleaning.

China's Beatbot is growing rapidly in the US and Europe, offering devices that can almost entirely replace manual pool cleaning. The models clean the floor, walls and waterline, build a map and optimise the route.

Maintenance once required the owner or staff to take part — now most operations run automatically. This changes the whole model of servicing private property.

Robot vacuums once travelled the same path, turning from a premium product into a mass-market appliance within a few years. Automation is spreading into every area of home upkeep.