Comparison controls
Swap robots without losing the table. Green cells mark numeric leaders; text rows show the tradeoffs that need judgment.
Green cells flag numeric leaders, while AI, sensors, and capability rows keep the real buying tradeoffs visible.
Price
Weight
Battery Life
Max Speed
AI
Sensors
Connectivity
Status
Category
Capabilities
| Spec | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $190 USD | $1,785 USD | $2,000 USD |
| Height | 16 cm | 48.1cm | Not officially disclosed |
| Weight | 300 g robot body; 720 g complete kit | 8.9kg | 28.8 lbs (13.1 kg) |
| Battery Life | Approx. 20 minutes depending on usage mode | ~90 minutes | Up to 480 minutes in skimming mode; up to about 4 hours underwater according to PCWorld's review of Aiper's stated specs |
| Charging Time | Approx. 20-30 minutes | ~90 minutes | 4.5 hours |
| Max Speed | Not officially disclosed | 1.6 m/s (~5.8 km/h) | Not officially disclosed |
| Degrees of Freedom | N/A | 12 total; 3 per leg | N/A |
| AI | Educational rule-based behavior stack with ultrasonic obstacle sensing, rhythm-following microphone interaction, balance/stability behavior, preset action programs, and MakeCode/Python programmability; no LLM or cloud assistant is officially disclosed. | NVIDIA Jetson NX, dual co-processors, 8GB RAM, 16GB storage | VisionPath 2.0 navigation and Cognitive AI Navium Mode use camera-based debris recognition, real-time route adaptation, cleaning-history patterns, user behavior, and local weather context to plan pool maintenance. |
| Sensors | Ultrasonic sensor, Gesture sensor, Microphone | Intel RealSense D430 Depth Camera, Touch Sensors, RGB Camera, Fisheye Camera, YDLIDAR TG30 Laser Sensor, Ultrasonic Sensor, AI Interaction Camera, ToF Sensor, Microphone, UWB, IMU | Dual-camera Cognitive AI Vision, Ultrasonic sensor, Anti-fall sensors for shallow areas, 20+ debris and obstacle recognition |
| Connectivity | Dedicated remote controller, Programmable micro:bit control, GPIO expansion, IIC expansion | Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0 | Aiper mobile app, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi |
| Voice Assistants | None | AI Voice Recognition | Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant |
| Status | Available | Available | Available |
| Category | Research | Quadruped | Cleaning |
| Manufacturer | ELECFREAKS | Xiaomi | Aiper |
Capability matrix
Use this grid when the shortlist is already close and feature gaps become the real tiebreaker.
| Capability | micro:bit PU Robot Kit | CyberDog 2 | Scuba V3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-DOF humanoid-style bionic movement | ✓ | — | — |
| 8,500 GPH dual-pump suction | — | — | ✓ |
| App mode switching, scheduling, status, and history | — | — | ✓ |
| Autonomous Navigation | — | ✓ | — |
| Backflips | — | ✓ | — |
| Built-in chlorine tablet chamber | — | — | ✓ |
| Classroom robotics curriculum projects | ✓ | — | — |
| Cognitive AI Navium weekly scheduling | — | — | ✓ |
| Cordless robotic pool cleaning | — | — | ✓ |
| Drop-protection motion behavior | ✓ | — | — |
| Dual-brush scrubbing | — | — | ✓ |
| Dual-camera AI Patrol cleaning | — | — | ✓ |
| Face Recognition | — | ✓ | — |
| Fall Recovery | — | ✓ | — |
| Floor, wall, waterline, surface, and sun-shelf cleaning | — | — | ✓ |
| GPIO and IIC sensor expansion | ✓ | — | — |
| Gesture-sensor interaction | ✓ | — | — |
| JellyFloat self-rescue and surface retrieval | — | — | ✓ |
| LEGO-compatible physical expansion | ✓ | — | — |
| MakeCode block programming | ✓ | — | — |
| Maze-style exploration lessons | ✓ | — | — |
| MicroMesh multi-layer filtration | — | — | ✓ |
| Object Tracking | — | ✓ | — |
| Obstacle Avoidance | — | ✓ | — |
| Python text programming | ✓ | — | — |
| Quadruped Locomotion | — | ✓ | — |
| Random idle interactions | ✓ | — | — |
| Remote-control operation | ✓ | — | — |
| Rhythm-following dance interaction | ✓ | — | — |
| Robotic pool surface skimming | — | — | ✓ |
| SLAM | — | ✓ | — |
| Self-balancing head behavior | ✓ | — | — |
| Top-load 3.5L debris basket | — | — | ✓ |
| Ultrasonic obstacle avoidance | ✓ | — | — |
| VisionPath 2.0 adaptive navigation | — | — | ✓ |
| Voice Recognition | — | ✓ | — |
| Walking, turning, dancing, and kicking actions | ✓ | — | — |
Use this flow to get to a clean shortlist fast. The route works best as a dense research workbench, not a marketing page.
Start with robots that solve the same job. Use category anchors like Humanoid, Cleaning, Companions, Research before you worry about micro-spec wins.
Check price, status, battery, sensors, and capabilities before getting lost in minor spec rows.
Once you have a shortlist, hide shared rows. That turns the table from a spec dump into a real decision tool.
A dedicated cleaner versus a home assistant with cleaning features can reveal whether you really need a specialist or just broader household coverage. Compare around the same outcome, not the same marketing language. And when blank-page friction is the problem, use one of the prebuilt quick-start pairings in the workbench above — open one, swap robots, and keep moving.
Turn comparison rows into an actual recommendation — not just more reading.
Not all spec deltas matter equally. Rank your buying criteria before crowning a winner.
The sticker price is only one row. Subscriptions, consumables, and service access often decide the real winner.
Subscriptions
Cloud AI and premium app tiers can make a cheaper robot more expensive over three years.
Consumables
Brushes, pads, filters, and bags flip the value story on high-frequency robots.
Energy & battery
Large batteries and frequent charging reveal everyday operating demands.
Repair & warranty
Local servicing and spare-parts access are the quietest but most important long-term costs.
Specs describe ideal conditions. Your rooms, pets, and Wi-Fi determine what actually performs.
Of 410 robots tracked, 252 are available now. For household tasks, getting a capable robot into daily use today usually beats waiting for incremental improvements. For research or early-adopter use, waiting can make sense if the next model changes the platform story.
If two robots are still neck-and-neck, use softer signals that affect ownership quality more than spec sheets admit.
Comparison FAQ
Short answers to the questions that usually show up once the shortlist is live and the tradeoffs feel real.
