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Dreame Z1 Cordless Robotic Pool Cleaner

8.6GreatValue 10.0/10
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Spec-based review: scored from Dreame's published specifications with the same weights as every other robotic cleaner. Not a hands-on test. How we score.

Our take

The Dreame Z1 Cordless Robotic Pool Cleaner is a cordless, battery-powered robotic pool cleaner from Dreame. It cleans the floor, walls and waterline, navigates by building a map of the pool with PoolSense fusion detection (ultrasound + 3D structured light), stores up to 3 maps, and connects to its app over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. A charge lasts up to 180 minutes and takes about 4 hours to refill.

On paper it scores 8.6 out of 10 (great) against other robotic cleaners. Its strongest areas are pool size (9.9) and navigation (9.5). Where it gives ground: filtration (6.5).

The best price we found is $349.99 at Home Depot. The typical robotic cleaner we track costs $899, so this one is cheaper than most. For what it does, its value score is 10.0 out of 10.

If you want surface skimming, the cheapest we track with it is the Beatbot Sora 70 Robotic Pool Cleaner at $1,199.

Bottom line: a great pick for hands-off cleaning of the whole pool, pools with no outlet near the deck, scheduling and checking on cleans from your phone and large pools.

Pros

  • +Maps the pool, using PoolSense fusion detection (ultrasound + 3D structured light), stores up to 3 maps, so it covers the floor methodically instead of bouncing around.
  • +Climbs the walls and scrubs the waterline, where the scum line forms.
  • +Cordless: no cable to tangle or drape across the pool.
  • +Long battery life: up to 180 minutes per cycle.
  • +Wi-Fi app: schedule and start cleans from anywhere.
  • +Top-access filter basket: no bag to wash out.
  • +Parks at the wall when it finishes or runs low, so it is easy to lift out.
  • +Rated for large pools, up to 1,950 sq ft.
  • +Works in above-ground pools as well as in-ground.

Cons

Nothing stands out on paper.

Best for

  • Hands-off cleaning of the whole pool
  • Pools with no outlet near the deck
  • Scheduling and checking on cleans from your phone
  • Large pools

Where to buy the Z1

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Home Depotprice from JSON-LD offers.price; listPrice = JSON-LD StrikethroughPrice; seller (HD vs marketplace) and stock not verified$349.99—todayView deal
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Similar-priced alternatives

6.7

WYBOT B1 Cordless Robotic Pool Cleaner

Wybot · Robotic · value 8.9/10

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  • +Climbs the walls and scrubs the waterline, where the scum line forms.
  • +Cordless: no cable to tangle or drape across the pool.

$334.93

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8.7

Dreame Z1 Pro Cordless Robotic Pool Cleaner

Dreame · Robotic · value 9.8/10

CordlessWallsWaterlineSkims surfaceWi-FiBluetoothMapping nav
  • +Maps the pool, using PoolSense fusion detection (ultrasound + 3D structured light), stores up to 3 maps, so it covers the floor methodically instead of bouncing around.
  • +Climbs the walls and scrubs the waterline, where the scum line forms.

$399.99

at Home Depot

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