Rover X10
MOVA's flagship cordless pool robot, which cleans the floor, walls and waterline, then skims the surface. Testers rate its floor cleaning highly, but it's very heavy and struggles on narrow steps.
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The short version
The Rover X10 sits at the top of MOVA's pool range, above the Diver A10. Where the A10 sticks to the floor, walls and waterline, the X10 also skims leaves off the surface, maps the pool with a spinning laser scanner and uses water jets to push itself down or lift itself up. It charges on a wireless dock. A floating buoy relays your Wi-Fi to the robot underwater, so the app keeps working mid-clean.
The trade-off is size. It weighs about 16kg, which every tester noticed when lifting it out, and it's built for pools far bigger than most gardens hold. Narrow steps trip it up. The buoy needs its own charge, and testers disagree on how well it holds the connection. The fine filter clogs quickly, and the basket doesn't open at the bottom for rinsing.
If your pool is small or simple, MOVA's own Diver A10 does the underwater part for much less.
Our take: Buy it for a large pool that collects both sunken dirt and floating leaves, where you want one robot to do the lot on a schedule, and someone can lift a heavy robot out. If you have narrow steps, check how it copes early. If your pool is small, the MOVA Diver A10 makes more sense. For another robot that skims as well as scrubbing, look at the Beatbot Sora 70, though testers found it slow.
Where it sits in MOVA’s range
- Diver A10Floor, walls and waterline only; no skimming or dock · £679.99
- MOVA Diver R10MOVA's cheapest pool robot
- Rover X10This model
What reviewers found
Three hands-on tests, all in home-sized pools. Basic Tutorials used it for several weeks in a 4 × 2m pool, connect in an 8 × 4m pool, and PC-WELT in its own test pool. All three rate its floor cleaning highly, found it climbs walls well, and struggled with its weight and with narrow steps. They split on the floating buoy: PC-WELT found the underwater connection the most stable it has seen, while connect found it unreliable and called it a gimmick.
Basic Tutorials, hands-on, Several weeks, Jul 2026 (Tested in a 4 × 2m pool) · PC-WELT, hands-on, Jul 2026 · connect, hands-on, Jul 2026 (Tested in an 8 × 4m pool)
Floor cleaning is its strength
Basic Tutorials found leaves, sand, insects and fine debris reliably picked up, with the robot working in clean parallel lines. PC-WELT saw the same tidy lanes, with hardly any overlap or missed patches, and its log showed 321m² covered in 161 minutes. connect found it pulled leaves, sand, small stones and soil off the floor of its 8 × 4m pool. Basic Tutorials warns the mapping gets less accurate in cloudy water, so keep the water clear.
Walls and waterline, but not steps
All three testers found it climbs walls confidently. PC-WELT saw it stay at the waterline to scrub off the ring of grease and sun cream, and connect found it gets the waterline clean. Narrow steps are the weak spot. PC-WELT watched it lose grip on a narrow step several times, connect found it struggled on wide built-in steps, and Basic Tutorials found the promised hovering between levels didn't always work. Plan to check the steps yourself.
The Wi-Fi buoy splits opinion
A floating buoy passes your Wi-Fi down to the robot, so the app stays live underwater. PC-WELT found the link more stable than any other pool robot it has tested, even beyond two metres deep. connect found the link between buoy and robot unstable and called the buoy a gimmick you don't need. Basic Tutorials found it stable only within about 15m of the buoy. All three note the buoy needs charging separately, and it only works where your Wi-Fi reaches the pool.
Heavy, but it comes up to you
At 15.8kg it's among the heaviest pool robots PC-WELT has handled, and Basic Tutorials says the included hook doesn't make up for the weight. The upside is retrieval. PC-WELT found it rises to the surface at the end of a run, holds on at the waterline until you lift it, and sends a notification. connect liked that it waits at the surface. If lifting 16kg out of the water is hard for you, this robot will be a chore.
Filters work hard, rinsing is fiddly
It comes with a 180µm filter for leaves and a 3µm filter for fine dust. PC-WELT found the fine filter noticeably cleared the water, but it clogs so fast in a dirty pool that the robot can stop early and ask for a clean. Both PC-WELT and Basic Tutorials found the basket awkward to rinse because it doesn't open at the bottom. connect found maintenance simple, though it too says the fine filter needs rinsing more often.
Skimming and long runs
Surface cleaning impressed Basic Tutorials most, with side brushes steering floating leaves and insects into the filter. connect found it collected floating leaves and pollen, leaving a few at the very edge. One catch from Basic Tutorials: in full-clean mode you can't switch the skimming off, which wastes time if you already have a skimmer. PC-WELT found a full recharge takes about six and a half hours, so charge it between runs rather than just before.
PC-WELT and connect published in German. All three tests date from July 2026.
Before you buy
The questions people ask about this one
Does it climb walls and clean the waterline?
Yes. All three testers found it climbs walls well. PC-WELT saw it stay at the waterline to scrub off grease and sun cream, and connect found it gets the waterline clean. Basic Tutorials says only a few rivals press a little harder along the waterline.
Can it cope with steps and a deep end?
Narrow steps are its weakness. PC-WELT saw it lose grip on a narrow step several times before trying again, and connect found wide built-in steps hard work for a robot this big. Square corners are fine, per PC-WELT. connect notes the maker allows water up to 3m deep.
How do I get it out of the water?
It lifts itself to the surface when it finishes and holds on at the waterline, per PC-WELT, which also got a notification when it was ready. You still have to lift about 16kg out, which Basic Tutorials found hard even with the included hook.
Does it handle leaves as well as fine dirt?
Mostly. Basic Tutorials and connect found it picked up leaves, sand and fine debris from the floor, and it skims floating leaves too. With the 3µm filter fitted, PC-WELT found the water visibly clearer, but the filter clogs fast in a dirty pool, and the robot may stop early to ask for a clean.
Does it need an app?
Not for basic runs. A button on the robot picks full, floor, wall or surface cleaning, per connect. The app adds suction levels, schedules and cleaning logs. Basic Tutorials notes the more advanced features depend on the app, and that it doesn't warn you when brushes or filters need replacing.
Compare with
Sora 70
It also scrubs the floor, walls and waterline and then skims the surface, and it's very easy to empty.
It's slow, and its skimming suits light floating debris best.
Scuba X1 Pro Max
Another all-in-one robot with skimming and long runs, whose cleaning two testers rate very highly.
It's about as heavy, and one tester couldn't get it to finish a run.
Diver A10
MOVA's cheaper tracked robot; testers found it cleans the floor, walls and waterline thoroughly.
It doesn't skim, shallow ledges and steps can trip it up, and recharging takes around five hours.
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Sources
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- Basic Tutorials: MOVA Rover X10 Review – A Premium Pool Cleaner with Software ShortcomingsHands-on, Several weeks · Tested in a 4 × 2m pool
- PC-WELT: Mova Rover X10 im Test: Poolroboter mit Funk-Boje, App und LDS-Navigation · 4.5 / 5Hands-on
- connect: Mova Rover X10 im Test: Für 500 m² gebaut – im Gartenpool ist das viel Roboter · gutHands-on · Tested in an 8 × 4m pool
- MOVA: MOVA Rover X10 Cordless Robotic Pool Cleaner product pageManufacturer