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C2

Name: WYBOT C2
Brand: WYBOT

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WYBOT's mid-range cordless pool robot, cleaning the floor, walls and waterline before parking at the edge. It's simple and effective in small to medium pools with light everyday debris. Its suction can be weak, and heavy leaf fall is untested.

Updated 3 November 2026

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Target$519.99Lowe's$549.99

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What reviewers found

Bob Vila used it for a month in a screened Florida pool and Impulse Gamer ran it in a fibreglass pool. Both found it simple and effective on everyday debris. The Pool Nerd, a site linked to a Dolphin dealer that tests in a small container pool and generally favours corded robots, found the suction weak and the weekly timer limiting. One C2 owner on Reddit says it pushed debris around and failed after eight months. None of the tests ran for a full season, so how long it lasts is still an open question.

Bob Vila, hands-on, 1 month at home, May 2026 · Impulse Gamer, hands-on, Mar 2026 · The Pool Nerd, hands-on (Site linked to a Dolphin dealer)

Floor, wall and waterline
Reviewers rate it highly
Bob Vila found it worked across the floor, walls and waterline and kept a Florida pool clean running every other day. Impulse Gamer got a solid result from the wall-then-floor mode, missing only a few small corner spots.
Debris
Reviewers rate it highly
Impulse Gamer found it picked up big and small debris, with fine dirt and leaves in the filter afterwards. Bob Vila's pool mostly had silt and fine sediment, where the ultra-fine filter made a noticeable difference. Neither tested heavy leaf fall.
Coverage and navigation
Reviewers rate it highly
Its route looks random, but Bob Vila found it covered the pool thoroughly after a full cycle. Impulse Gamer found it got around with little fuss, missing only a few small corner spots.
Battery and charging
Reviewers rate it highly
Both got about two hours per charge: Bob Vila found that plenty for its pool in one go, and Impulse Gamer got it from the wall-then-floor mode. The three-hour claim applies to the floor-only Eco mode.
Filter and retrieval
Reviewers rate it highly
Bob Vila and Impulse Gamer found it parked by the edge, so it's easy to find, though you still hook it out of the water. Both found the removable filter easy to rinse, but you have to lift the robot out and take it to its charger after each run.
Pool types it suits
Not enough evidence
Neither review we use compared it across pool types. Bob Vila used a screened in-ground pool and Impulse Gamer a fibreglass pool, and both went well.
Reliability and support
Not enough evidence
Both of the tests we use lasted weeks rather than seasons, and none judged WYBOT's support, so how it holds up long-term is still open.
Value
Reviewers rate it highly
Bob Vila calls it one of the most affordable wall-climbing robots and a solid, practical choice for everyday cleaning, and Impulse Gamer rates it good value for money.

Verdicts come from independent, hands-on, finished reviews. An area needs at least two of them before we say more than “Not enough evidence”. We don't score robots ourselves. How this works

Handles everyday debris well

Its route looked random to Bob Vila's tester, but it covered the pool thoroughly after a full cycle, and running it every other day kept things clean. The ultra-fine filter made a noticeable difference with fine sediment and light algae. Impulse Gamer ran the wall-then-floor mode and found it did a solid job, missing only a few small corner spots, with fine dirt and leaves in the filter afterwards. A quick brush first helps it finish the job.

Mixed reports on debris pickup

The Pool Nerd found it didn't seem to have the pulling power of a corded Dolphin in the same test pool, and thinks it needs several passes to make up for that. One C2 owner on Reddit went further, saying it moved debris around rather than collecting it and kept going back over the same areas, even after trying different patterns. Bob Vila's screened pool mostly had silt and fine debris, which may explain its happier result. If leaves are your main problem, weigh this carefully.

Runtime depends on the mode

Bob Vila got about two hours per charge, and Impulse Gamer about two hours in wall-then-floor mode before the battery ran out. The three-hour figure is for Eco, a floor-only mode. The Pool Nerd notes the manual gives 60 minutes in Turbo, and wall climbing drains it faster. The weekly timer splits one charge across the week, so The Pool Nerd got 60, 40 or 30-minute sessions on two, three or four days.

Parks itself, filter rinses easily

Both Bob Vila and Impulse Gamer found it parks by the pool edge after a run, so you don't have to hunt for it. Impulse Gamer found the one-piece filter with its lift-off lid far easier to clean than an older Dolphin's, and Bob Vila rinsed it quickly with a hose. The Pool Nerd is less charmed: you're still lifting a heavy, waterlogged robot out with a hook and carrying it to the charger after each run.

A simple app, with a snag

Bob Vila liked how basic the app is: pick a mode or schedule a few cleans a week, and that's it. Impulse Gamer set it up on Android without fuss. The Pool Nerd couldn't log in on Android at all and got an error code, though iOS worked. It does credit the app's choice of route patterns, which it rarely sees on rivals, but notes you set modes before the robot goes in, not while it's cleaning.

Reliability is unproven

One C2 owner on Reddit reports the robot failed after eight months and that getting a warranty response was hard. Others in that thread were happier, but didn't say which WYBOT they owned, so they can't count for the C2. One account isn't a failure rate, and the positive tests from Bob Vila and Impulse Gamer lasted weeks, not seasons. Check the two-year warranty terms before you buy.

WYBOT now lists a 2026 update under the C2 name. Not all the sources say which hardware revision they had, including the longer-term owner account, so check the version and filter spec with the seller.

Our take

Should you buy the C2?

Best for: Regularly shaped pools needing floor and wall cleaning. Skip it if: Your pool gets heavy leaf fall.

Consider the C2 for a small or medium pool with light everyday debris if you can lift it out with a hook after each run. The positive tests give little guidance on heavy leaf fall. The Aiper Scuba X1 has a larger basket, but compare leaf-cleaning tests before treating a higher pump rating as proof of stronger cleaning.

The C2 sits in the middle of WYBOT's cordless range, above the floor-only A1 and below the C2 Vision, which adds a camera. It climbs walls, scrubs the waterline, offers seven cleaning modes and six route patterns in the app, and parks at the pool edge when it's done, so you aren't hunting for it on the floor. The current listing is a 2026 update.

Two testers found it simple and effective. Bob Vila ran it for a month in a screened Florida pool and found it worked across the floor, walls and waterline, with the ultra-fine filter making a noticeable difference to silt. Impulse Gamer got a solid result from the wall-then-floor mode in a fibreglass pool, missing only a few small corner spots, and found the one-piece filter far easier to clean than an older Dolphin. Both got about two hours per charge, and the three-hour claim applies only to the floor-only Eco mode. Suction is the doubt. The Pool Nerd, a site linked to a Dolphin dealer, found it lacked the pull of a corded Dolphin in its test pool, and one C2 owner on Reddit says it pushed debris around and failed after eight months. None of the tests ran for a full season.

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