Save $150: Cooler days ahead may mean it’s time to clean your pool before it gets colder. The right pool vacuum can save you time and energy since the robot will do the work. The Aiper Scuba V3 robotic pool cleaner is now down to $800 with Prime — $150 off its regular price during Amazon’s Prime Day sale for Prime members only. This pool cleaner is a CNET Lab Award winner for being the most efficient cordless pool cleaner, making this one of the standout smart home deals available right now.
Aiper Scuba V3 AI Vision robot pool cleaner
$800 (original price: $950)
The Aiper Scuba V3 earned CNET’s Lab Test award for Most Efficient Cordless Pool Cleaner after delivering an efficiency score of 44.64 items picked up per hour during hands-on testing. It collected 125 of 130 pieces of debris, leaving behind just five pebbles and removing every leaf from the pool floor. All this while finishing in just under three hours, nearly two hours faster than larger, more powerful competitors.
As our testers noted, “Of the top three performers in total pickup, the Aiper Scuba V3 trounced the others in its efficiency rating,” despite having lower gallons-per-hour and battery specs on paper.
That performance comes from Aiper’s AI-powered cleaning system, which uses cameras and sensors to recognize more than 20 types of debris and clean them intelligently instead of following a random path. During testing, our reviewers found that “it was fascinating to watch the Scuba V3 move through the pool, stop and turn toward debris when it encountered a leaf or pebble,” thanks to its targeted AI detection.
It also automatically parks itself at the waterline when finished and sends an app notification, so retrieval is easy. Add in the wireless charging dock and dual-layer filtration system that captures everything from large leaves to fine debris, and it’s easy to see why this model earned top marks in our lab.
For other smart home upgrades, take a look at the best Amazon device deals you can add to your cart while the sale is still happening.
Alternatives to consider
Another robot pool cleaner that impressed us is the Aiper Scuba X1 Pro Max. It’s actually the robot vacuum that cleared the most total debris. It left zero pebbles or leaves but required more than four hours, resulting in a lower efficiency score of 28.36 items picked up per hour. It’s pretty pricey with a sticker price of $2,200, but right now, Prime members pay $1,700, a record low price.
