Who runs Smart Pool Bots

Smart Pool Bots is an independent review site covering robotic pool cleaners, founded by David King. The site researches, compares, and recommends products from published evidence. The goal is simple: help buyers pick the right one for their needs without wading through spec sheets, sponsored content, or conflicting opinions.

The site currently covers 46 robotic pool cleaners across 12 categories, with 22 head-to-head comparisons and multiple buying guides. Every recommendation comes from the same research process, applied consistently across every product reviewed.

About the Founder

How Every Product Is Researched

These are the steps this site actually ran, with this site's own numbers in them. Nothing here describes work we did not do.

1. Owner reviews, read and kept. Every listing's customer reviews are read and the ones carrying information are kept. Across this site that is 601 owner-review citations, each holding between 2 and 16 reviews, a median of 9. We publish what we kept rather than a number for what Amazon holds.
2. Published evidence, named on the page. Every factual claim traces to a published source, and each page lists the sources it used at the foot of the page: 1,056 distinct sources on this site, drawn from 119 publications and 126 owner discussion threads. Where owner reports contradict a manufacturer's figure the gap is named, because it is usually the most useful thing on the page.
3. Competitive context. Nothing is judged on its own. 36 robotic pool cleaners get a page each, 22 head to head comparisons argue a single pair, and 12 ranked lists put each recommendation against the alternatives a buyer is actually choosing between at the same money.
4. Where the method stops. We do not physically test robotic pool cleaners. Our conclusions come from the published evidence named on each page.

Editorial Independence

Smart Pool Bots earns commissions through the Amazon Associates program. When you click an affiliate link and make a qualifying purchase, a small commission is received at no cost to you. This is the sole revenue source.

Affiliate commissions do not influence ratings, rankings, or recommendations. Less expensive alternatives are regularly recommended over premium options when the value proposition is stronger. Every review includes genuine limitations — reviews without meaningful cons read as sponsored content, and those are not published.

Sponsored placements, paid reviews, or manufacturer samples are not accepted. No brand has editorial input into the content.

Standards

• No fake urgency. Countdown timers, "only 3 left" warnings, or pressure tactics are never used. These are considered purchases, and that is respected.
• Real cons in every review. If a product has a design compromise, a reliability pattern owners keep reporting, or an annoyance that shows up daily, it gets said. The presence of honest criticism is itself a trust signal.
• Visible methodology. Every review links back to this page. The research process is the same for every product, with no special treatment for the expensive ones.
• No prices, no stock claims. We publish neither. A price read at build time is wrong by the time you read it, so every page sends you to the listing to see the number for yourself.

Contact

Questions about the methodology, corrections, or partnership inquiries are welcome. Accuracy matters — if a product's specs have changed, a price tier has shifted, or a relevant detail was missed, it will be fixed.