Xingmai Innovation Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., also known by its brand name Beatbot, is a privately held Chinese technology company headquartered in Suzhou, China. Founded in July 2022, the company specializes in intelligent robotics. Xingmai Innovation is a funded entity, having raised a total of $70.5 million across two funding rounds as of April 2026, with significant investment from firms including Cathay Capital, Monolith, Anker, Hillhouse Capital, and Meituan Longzhu.
The company operates as a developer and manufacturer of smart pool cleaning robots under the Beatbot brand. Their product lines, which include the AquaSense Pro, AquaSense, and AquaSense 2 Ultra, integrate core technologies such as high-speed brushless water pumps, AUV spatial motion control, sonar laser SLAM, AI-powered mapping algorithms, and multi-sensor fusion systems. These robots offer features like wall climbing, three-dimensional cleaning, intelligent path planning, and water clarification, targeting the high-end segment of the pool robot market. Beatbot has achieved rapid market growth, particularly in the premium segment in the US and Europe. The company is also expanding its business into the lawn mowing robot sector.
Xingmai Innovation Technology maintains an active patent litigation posture as a plaintiff, asserting its developed intellectual property. The company has one tracked case in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, where Beatbot Technology (USA) Co. Ltd. et al. filed suit against Zodiac Pool Systems LLC in 2025. Additionally, Xingmai Innovation Technology Suzhou is involved as a plaintiff in an infringement case against Aiper Intelligent before the Unified Patent Court in Paris, filed in October 2025. The company holds a substantial patent portfolio, with over 170 granted and applied patents, including numerous invention patents, primarily focused on pool cleaning robots and related technologies.
The case against Zodiac Pool Systems LLC involves a prominent manufacturer of pool and spa products. The European case against Aiper Intelligent indicates further assertion of intellectual property rights against competitors in the robotic cleaning market. Xingmai Innovation's approach reflects an operating company that actively leverages its significant investment in research and development to protect its market position and technological innovations.