{"id":21962,"date":"2026-05-22T18:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T18:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brit.co\/britpicks\/?p=21962"},"modified":"2026-05-23T16:58:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T16:58:27","slug":"this-solar-pool-robot-has-officially-earned-its-spot-in-my-backyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brit.co\/britpicks\/this-solar-pool-robot-has-officially-earned-its-spot-in-my-backyard\/","title":{"rendered":"This Solar Pool Robot Has Officially Earned Its Spot In My Backyard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ww-advertorial\" data-theme=\"britco-style\">\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700;800&amp;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\"><style>\n.ww-advertorial { font-family: \"Inter\", \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #222222; line-height: 1.6; font-size: 18px; }\n.ww-advertorial *, .ww-advertorial *::before, .ww-advertorial *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }\n.ww-advertorial__title { font-family: \"Inter\", \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; 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We&#8217;ve been testing one all summer.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading ww-advertorial__heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Betta-2023-Model-Durability-Re-Engineered\/dp\/B0BW38MP5C?tag=hyphen-brit-base-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meet the Betta SE<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"ww-advertorial__para\">It&#8217;s a solar-charged robotic skimmer with twin motors and a battery backup that keeps cleaning after the sun goes down. Plop it in your pool, hit the power switch, and that&#8217;s about it. 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The brand says 24\/7 cleaning; in our testing, it pretty much delivers.<\/p><p class=\"ww-advertorial__disclosure\">When you click on or buy through our links, we earn a commission. Brit+Co independently determines what we cover and recommend.<\/p><div class=\"ww-advertorial__product-offers\"><a class=\"ww-advertorial__product-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Betta-2023-Model-Durability-Re-Engineered\/dp\/B0BW38MP5C?tag=hyphen-brit-base-20\" data-merchant=\"Amazon\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shop at Amazon<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/aside>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading ww-advertorial__heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Betta-2023-Model-Durability-Re-Engineered\/dp\/B0BW38MP5C?tag=hyphen-brit-base-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Why we&#8217;re hooked<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"ww-advertorial__para\">Three things stood out the moment we dropped the Betta SE in: it&#8217;s quiet, it&#8217;s quick on heavier debris than we expected, and the salt-pool motors haven&#8217;t shown any sign of corrosion after weeks in the water. 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