
Robotic pool skimmer that autonomously collects leaves, debris, and bugs from the water’s surface. Eco-friendly and cordless with smart navigation for continuous, energy-efficient cleaning all day.

Robotic pool skimmer that autonomously collects leaves, debris, and bugs from the water’s surface. Eco-friendly and cordless with smart navigation for continuous, energy-efficient cleaning all day.

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Congratulate yourself on a new level of lazy. Maxim is the champion of clean tech, built to give you a truly hands-off floor-care lifestyle: the Autonomous Clean Experience (ACE). Press GO, walk away, and let Maxim handle the rest. Maxim doesn’t just “clean” — he dominates mess. With a ferocious 22,000 Pa of suction power and tangle-resistant brushes, he inhales dust, crumbs, and pet hair without stealing a single minute of your day. His EdgeReach side brush sweeps debris out of baseboards and corners, while the extendable mop arm presses in along edges and around furniture legs to wipe where most bots leave a dirty outline. Translation: fewer missed crumbs, fewer wall-hugging dust lines, and noticeably cleaner edges in every room. And here’s the best part: Maxim is the rare smart device you can actually trust. Maxim keeps your home’s visuals where they belong — on the robot. No cloud. No servers. No “upload to improve your experience.” With 100% on-board, off-cloud vision processing and real-time navigation engineered in the U.S. and Canada, Maxim cleans with intelligence you can trust. He never sends images anywhere, period. His brain is just as serious as his muscle. Maxim’s navigation and software are engineered entirely in the U.S. and Canada, combining LiDAR with our QSLAM® technology and real-time, 100% on-board processing. No “training sessions.” No wandering around. Maxim identifies rooms quickly, builds an immediate, detailed, color-coded map in the app, and lets you call the shots. Draw NoSweep zones, custom clean areas, schedules, and room-by-room routines — and Maxim follows like a pro. And when vacuuming isn’t enough, Maxim brings the shine. Dual-scrub mopping pads rotate in counter-motion to scrub hard floors, while intelligently avoiding carpets using FloorSense technology. Paw prints, kitchen streaks, and “mystery marks” don’t get a chance — Maxim deletes them. Big home? Maxim can freshen up as many times as needed, recharge, and resume to finish the mission. And when Maxim needs to freshen up, the extra-large charging station takes over and delivers on the promise of all-in-one: debris self-empties into an odor-blocking, activated-carbon-lined bag; mop pads get washed and hot-air dried; and the station keeps itself fresh — so you’re not dealing with dirty pads or swampy smells.

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| Pros for Wybot - F1 Robotic Pool Skimmer - Black | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaning Performance, App Control, Ease of Use | Cleaning Performance, Suction Power, Navigation, Mop, Noise Level | There were no pros for this product— | There were no pros for this product— |
| Cons for Wybot - F1 Robotic Pool Skimmer - Black | |||
| Noise Level | Durability, Price | There were no cons for this product— | There were no cons for this product— |
This is the first pool skimmer I have owned. Until now, I have used the traditional leaf skimmer to eliminate leaves, grass, bugs, etc. from the surface before they sink to the bottom of the pool, where they are much more difficult to clean. The Wybot F1 Robotic Pool Skimmer measures 21"H x 20"W x 11"L & weighs 18 lb. It has a bin capacity of 1 gallon & is super easy to lift from the pool, dump the bin & place it back in the pool. I was surprised by the leaves & debris collected in the basket in only 3 days! The huge onboard solar panel charges the 4600 milliampere hour Lithium-ion battery in 180 minutes. Because the skimmer charges by solar power, it can stay in the pool all of the time, other than when you are cleaning & rinsing the basket. Dual cleaning modes: Standard will run for 8 hours and Smart mode will run for up to 10 hours. Smart Mode will adjust its run time and frequency to maintain skimming all day. Once started it will follow a programed path. The app also allows remote control, so you can target a leaf & pick it up. Adjustable anti-stranding bars eliminate it from getting stuck on shallow steps. CONCLUSION: The Wybot F1 instantly became one of my favorite pool accessories. The bottom of our pool is noticeably much cleaner than ever before, as debris is eliminated before it sinks. This robotic pool skimmer earns my highest recommendation.
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The Wybot F1 skimmer is great for top water cleaning, with the included solar panels. It can run up to 30 hours. A charger is not included with the F1. All that it needs is sun. My unit immediately beeped when I took it out to the pool signifying that it had started charging in the sun. I hit the power button and let it go. The F1 took off immediately and started skimming the pool for debris. It even was able to suck in leaves that were stuck on the side of the wall at the waterline. When it is finished it parks itself by the edge of the pool for removal and cleaning. Or you can just leave it in the pool and when the sun comes back up it will take off again. The F1 utilized a Weir type gate to negate captured items from floating back in to the pool. I clean my unit daily along with a rinse off. It is always good to remove plant material from your pool so your phosphate levels remain low and help keep the food away from algae. The F1 has anti stranded bars on the bottom of the unit that can be extended so it doesn’t get stuck on Baha shelfs 2.8 inches or less. My 12000 gallon pool took under 2 hrs. to totally clean the surface but the F`1 continues to seek out debris until the battery is drained. The Wybot F1 is great for people who have leafy plants, trees, bushes in your back yard or from encroaching plant life from neighbors or HOA ha-ha. This is an excellent tool to add to your pool cleaning tool chest. It sure beats using a skimmer net for 20 minutes!!
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Verdict: I highly recommend getting the Wybot F1 Solar Skimmer… it has been a game-changer for us, reducing bottom-of-the-pool cleaning substantially with maximum convenience through solar charging. Just remember to clean the basket regularly because it gets nasty with bugs, leaves, etc. In my testing, I let it run from Wednesday through Saturday, with the robot charging through solar and stopping on low charge. Our pool has full sun, so this thing could in theory just live in the pool indefinitely. Background. I have an inground 30k-gal gunite pool. We’ve had a pool for eight years now and we’ve maintained our pool ourselves the whole time, cleaning by hand, then with a connected pool robot, and finally progressing to a rechargeable robot in 2025. The Wybot skimmer is our first skimmer. Setup. After unpacking the unit, I installed the app, created an account, and connected to the robot. The app easily detected and added the robot; the robot will blink purple lights when it connects to the app. During setup, the app will ask basic questions about your pool. I did the firmware update, and then there was still a notification to update, so I did the second update. The robot only had 50% charge, so I very much wish it came with the cable so I could get it going at full charge. App. Through the app, you can choose the standard mode or the smart mode for cleaning. You can start/stop cleaning and you can control the robot with a joystick. It’s important to note that you do not need the app to operate the skimmer; you can just turn on the robot by pressing the power button and the propellers will start working within 10 seconds (they stop if they don’t detect water). Performance. The skimmer moves slow. You can’t expect it to clean the pool as quickly as a human can clean with a hand skimmer. Accordingly, I don’t think this robot is the best tool to throw in your pool after a big storm. However, it’s a fantastic all-day everyday tool that will keep your pool cleaner for little additional work. The robot will steadily pick up surface debris, preventing them from dirtying the bottom. I doesn't seem to be detecting and navigating to a target... Instead, I think it just moves back and worth randomly, which seems to work just fine. I am consistently surprised about how much stuff is in the basket when I empty it… bugs, leaves, debris, etc… After a few days, there is a lot in there, and there is a lot less stuff to clean at the bottom of the pool. Cleaning is easy; just pull the basket out, dump the contents, and do a quick rinse. Finally, solar and/or rechargeable is infinitely better than the old robots that were connected by a cable. Steps. At the bottom of robot, there are feet that can be pulled down about three levels in case you have shallow steps where the robot can get stuck. I actually use these because my shallow step is just the right height for the robot to get stuck. The feet will prevent the robot from getting on the step, essentially hitting the step and stopping the robot. If you don’t have a shallow step, you can keep the feet tucked away to eliminate any drag through the water. Of note, having different heights for the feet is great so you can use the least height required to prevent the robot from getting stuck, while avoiding unnecessary drag in the water. Edges. When the robot gets to a wall, the propellers keep going forward and eventually the robot will rotate (there are small rollers on all four corners) and go a different direction. At first, it looks like the robot is stuck, but it’s part of its edge cleaning feature. Obstacles. I put a beach ball in front of the robot, and it started to maneuver to avoid it. Not sure if it’s recommended, but in our observation, you can swim in the pool while the skimmer slowly moves around the pool and works to avoid people and large obstacles. Things I love: - Solar charging for no-hassle cleaning - Significantly reduces bottom-of-the-pool cleaning - Very easy to clean; just pull the basket out and dump contents - Fairly light weight, so it’s easy to pull out of the pool - Effective cleaning over time - Joystick option is both fun and very handy when you really want to get that one leaf Things I don’t love: - While the robot charges through the solar panel, I think they should have included the plug-in charger. The cost of a charge is minimal, while convenience is wort much more. If the robot is dead, for example after storage (for winter in some parts of the country, going away for a while, etc.), it gets complicated with solar only. It would be so much nicer to be able to get the robot started on a full charge, rather than putting it in the pool and wonder if/when it will recharge itself - The rear middle bumper is already falling off (see picture). That’s not a big deal… but the bumpers really shouldn’t be falling off Overall, this solar skimmer is amazing! It’s easy to use, effective, easy to clean, and pretty affordable for how much value you get from it. Not sure how it compares to other skimmers, but we are very happy with this one. I give it a solid 4 stars (1 star less for the two issues noted above).
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