Beatbot Sora 70 P7: The Best All-Rounder for Surface and Floor?

The Beatbot Sora 70 P7 is a cordless robotic pool cleaner that combines JetPulse water-surface cleaning with full floor, wall and waterline coverage in a single $2,299 robot. It sits between the value-focused Sora 30 P3 and the flagship AquaSense 2 range, and its shallow-water reach down to about 20cm makes it a practical all-rounder for Australian pools with sun shelves, benches and shallow areas. This review covers what the Sora 70 P7 actually cleans, how JetPulse works, how it compares to the AquaSense 2 Pro, and whether it's worth the money.

What does the Beatbot Sora 70 P7 clean?

The Beatbot Sora 70 P7 cleans the pool floor, walls and waterline, and it also skims the water surface using JetPulse technology, all in the same cordless robot and the same cleaning cycle. Its CleverNav navigation plots efficient S and N shaped coverage patterns, while SonicSense ultrasonic obstacle avoidance keeps it clear of ladders, fittings and pool walls.

Because it reaches water as shallow as roughly 20 cm, the Sora 70 P7 can work areas that other robots built for deep, open water can not, including sun shelves, benches and the shallow end of a sloped pool. No robotic pool cleaner cleans steps. That combination of surface and floor cleaning in one shallow-capable unit is what puts the Sora 70 P7 in "all-rounder" territory rather than a single-purpose cleaner.

How does JetPulse surface cleaning work?

JetPulse is Beatbot's water-surface cleaning technology and on the Sora 70 P7 it lets the robot skim floating leaves, pollen and debris off the top of the pool while it continues cleaning the floor and walls in the same cleaning cycle. That removes the need to run a separate surface skimmer alongside a floor-cleaning robot, which is how most competitor systems handle the two jobs.

Other robotic pool cleaners such as Maytronics Dolphin robots, don't clean the water surface at all; Dolphin sells a separate solar skimmer (Skimmi) for that job. Beatbot's approach here is to treat surface debris as part of the core cleaning job rather than an add-on purchase.

Sora 70 P7 vs AquaSense 2 Pro: which should you buy?

The Sora 70 P7 and the AquaSense 2 Pro both include surface cleaning with floor, wall and waterline coverage, but the AquaSense 2 Pro adds water clarification and a wireless charging dock, and costs $700 more at $2,999 against the Sora 70 P7's $2,299. Choose the Sora 70 P7 if you want surface-plus-floor cleaning at a lower price point, and step up to the AquaSense 2 Pro if clarification and wireless charging are worth the premium to you.

If you don't need surface cleaning at all, the Sora 30 P3 is fantastic value at $1,499, covering floor, walls and waterline with the same CleverNav and SonicSense navigation as the rest of the range. For a fuller breakdown of how the whole lineup compares, see our guide to the Sora versus AquaSense range, or browse the full Beatbot Sora Range.

Is the Sora 70 P7 worth $2,299?

Yes: for pool owners who want surface, floors, walls and waterline cleaning from one cordless robot without paying flagship AquaSense 2 Ultra pricing, the Sora 70 P7 is worth $2,299. It covers the two most visible categories of pool debris, floating leaves and pollen on the surface, and settled dirt and algae on the floor and walls, in a single device backed by a 3-year warranty.

It won't match the AquaSense 2 Pro's water clarification or the AquaSense 2 Ultra's HybridSense AI mapping for large or complex pools, but as a shallow-capable, surface-plus-floor cordless cleaner at a mid-range price, it's a strong all-rounder for typical Australian in-ground pools.