Beatbot Technology USA Co Ltd. is an operating company specializing in the design and manufacture of high-end robotic pool cleaners and skimmers. Founded in 2022, the company operates globally with offices in multiple countries, and its US operations are headquartered in Richmond, Texas. Its corporate office is located in Suzhou, China. Beatbot is a privately held, venture-capital-backed entity, having raised $140 million in funding. The company employs around 200 individuals, with over 150 dedicated to research and development.
Beatbot develops and sells robotic solutions for swimming pool environments, including its AquaSense and Sora series of AI-powered cordless robotic pool cleaners and the iSkim Ultra pool skimmer. These products leverage advanced technologies such as brushless water pumps, Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) spatial locomotion, sonar laser Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM), and space mapping navigation algorithms. Beatbot's products offer comprehensive 5-in-1 cleaning capabilities, AI-powered debris detection, and smart navigation, and the company is also expanding into AI-driven robotics for lawn care. It holds over 170 patents, including 65 invention patents.
Beatbot Technology USA Co Ltd. currently has two tracked cases, both as plaintiff and none as defendant, indicating an assertive posture in patent matters. These cases involve proactive challenges against patents owned by Zodiac Pool Systems LLC. The company has initiated Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to challenge the validity of Zodiac's patents related to autonomous pool cleaning systems and camera-based control of pool equipment.
The two most notable tracked cases are Beatbot Technology USA Co Ltd. v. Zodiac Pool Systems LLC before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (filed 2026-01-26) and Beatbot Technology (USA) Co. Ltd. et al. v. Zodiac Pool Systems LLC in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (filed 2025-07-31). In the PTAB cases, Beatbot is petitioning to challenge Zodiac's Patent Nos. 11,262,766 and 11,880,207 on grounds of obviousness over prior art, reflecting a strategy to clear intellectual property hurdles in the robotic pool cleaner market.