MOVA Diver A10 take a look at: 240 min battery, AI navigation, €699

We carried out the MOVA Diver A10 take a look at within the 25-metre out of doors swimming pool at Aqua Fun Wahlstedt – 25 × 16.66 m floor space, 1.80 to 2.00 m water depth. To date, MOVA’s product vary has primarily consisted of robotic vacuum cleaners and mowing robots; the corporate will enter the pool marketplace for the primary time in 2026 with the Diver A10. This report reveals whether or not the entry is a hit.

The most essential info briefly: The MOVA Diver A10 is a battery-powered pool robotic with AI navigation, authorised for swimming pools as much as 180 m². We intentionally ran it within the 416.5 m² swimming pool at Aqua Fun Wahlstedt – properly above the producer’s specification. Result: 238 of the promised 240 battery minutes, auto-parking in 12 of 12 runs, waterline cleansing as much as 5 cm above the waterline. For 699 euros, it lasts longer and vacuums extra powerfully than the Aiper Scuba S1. Weaknesses: no carrying bag, app connection briefly breaks down twice.

Technical knowledge & scope of supply

In addition to the robotic itself, the field incorporates a magnetic charging cable with energy adapter, a fast begin information and an extendable telescopic hook for fishing the machine out of deeper swimming pools. MOVA has allotted with a transport basket or bag – with a lifeless weight of slightly below 9 kilograms, it is a lack of consolation that you’ll discover by the third cleansing on the newest.

Specification	Value
Manufacturer	MOVA
Model	Diver A10
Dimensions (L × W × H)	42.5 × 38.6 × 23.4 cm
Weight	9 kg
Battery	169 Wh lithium-ion (7,800 mAh)
Max. Battery life	240 minutes
Loading time	as much as 4 hours
Suction energy	22,700 L/h (6,000 GPH)
Filter basket quantity	3.5 liters
Max. Pool space	180 m²
Cleaning areas	Floor, partitions, waterline (+5 cm)
Substrate sorts	Vinyl, fiberglass, concrete, mosaic tiles
App	MOVA App (iOS & Android)
Connection	Bluetooth, WLAN
Water sort	Fresh and salt water
Guarantee	2 years
RRP on the time of testing	699 €

Design & processing

The Diver A10 is extra compact than its technical knowledge would recommend. The construct high quality is spectacular: no gaps, the housing seems pressure-resistant and the rubber tracks sit tightly on the drive wheels. The carbon-optic carrying deal with is pleasantly vast – you possibly can really feel that somebody has thought in regards to the ergonomics. Nevertheless, the tare weight of 9 kilograms shouldn’t be underestimated.

We have been struck by the filter entry logic: a single upward motion and the three.5-liter filter basket may be eliminated with out instruments. This takes lower than ten seconds. An prolonged wonderful filter is included as commonplace; retrofitting the elective ultra-fine filter (3 µm, bought individually) covers even the best algae spores.

Any water that will get in if you elevate it out of the water drains away fully inside three seconds – an issue that has been solved by design, which is commonly ignored in cheaper fashions and results in moist pool edges. The solely criticism of the housing is that the charging port is positioned behind a rubber plug, which is a bit of awkward to open, and the charging cable is slightly below 1.5 meters lengthy.

Practical take a look at: Navigation & cleansing efficiency

The system chargeable for navigation known as MOVA PoolSense 2.0 – a mix of six sensors, together with a digicam, Hall-effect sensors and magnetic wall steerage (EdgePulse), supplemented by the PoolNavi route planning software program. In apply, because of this the robotic performs the primary lap as a scan across the fringe of the pool, then determines one of many three doable cleansing routes (S-pattern, star sample or N-pattern) and systematically works its approach across the pool.

Our take a look at pool, the general public 25-metre swimming pool at Aqua Fun Wahlstedt with a floor space of 416.5 m² and a depth of 1.80 to 2.00 m, clearly exceeds the producer’s advice of 180 m². This is precisely what makes the run so attention-grabbing: an angular concrete development with clear wall edges is mainly ideally suited for sensor expertise, however the sheer floor space is a problem for the battery, navigation and route planning. The A10 didn’t get caught as soon as through the take a look at runs, it climbs the wall cleanly and turns again in good time.

What we seen positively: Floor Edge Mode cleans the transition space between the ground and wall with its personal journey part. This is the realm the place filth tends to build up and which many home equipment merely skip over. Three brushless motors drive the system with a suction energy of twenty-two,700 l/h – leaves, bugs, sunscreen residue and wonderful sand disappear equally reliably within the filter basket.

Striking: The A10 may be very quiet in operation. The noise is barely audible at a dialog distance, which makes it usable even when somebody is sitting by the pool.

Waterline cleansing in a sensible take a look at

Anyone with a pool will likely be acquainted with the issue: a cussed movie of solar cream, pores and skin oil and natural deposits builds up on the highest fringe of the water over the course of the season. It takes lots of effort to take away it manually; many pool robots merely ignore it. The Diver A10 extends the wall as much as 5 cm above the waterline and passes by this space twice. This is not any small characteristic – it’s a actual on a regular basis distinction for anybody who beforehand needed to deal with the pool wall manually.

Battery life & auto-parking

We have nearly precisely confirmed the acknowledged 240 minutes operating time in pure flooring mode with 238 minutes. In mixed wall and waterline mode, the runtime drops to round 190 to 200 minutes. With our 416.5 m² take a look at pool, that’s realistically two battery costs per full cleansing – within the residential pool as much as 180 m² supposed for the producer’s specification, one cost is clearly enough. The cable is plugged in for charging – the battery is totally charged once more after round 4 hours.

The auto-parking perform begins in two circumstances: after completion of the programmed cleansing cycle and robotically when the cost degree falls beneath 10 p.c. The robotic then approaches the sting of the pool and stays there. This sounds easy, and in precept it’s – however in apply it signifies that you not should fish the machine off the pool flooring with moist arms. In our take a look at operation, the perform labored in all runs.

Important to know: The A10 doesn’t come to the floor of the water by itself. It parks on the fringe of the pool on the ground. This is enough for shallow swimming pools; for deep swimming pools, the telescopic hook provided is helpful for fishing out.

App & Software

The MOVA app connects to the machine through Bluetooth and Wi-Fi after a short setup. Onboarding takes us round three minutes and entails 4 steps:

1. Install the MOVA app from the App Store or Google Play and create an account.
2. Switch on the Diver A10 outdoors the pool – the standing LED begins to flash.
3. Tap on “Add device” within the app; the app finds the robotic through Bluetooth and transmits the Wi-Fi entry knowledge (2.4 GHz).
4. Select cleansing mode, activate elective weekly schedule, place machine within the pool.

There are eight cleansing modes to select from: floor-only mode, wall mode, waterline mode and 4 mixture variants, supplemented by an eco mode for regular on a regular basis operation and an intensive mode for cleansing after a storm or winter break. An adjustable weekly schedule permits totally computerized cleansing on the desired days and instances.

The app interface is tidy and may be operated with out prolonged coaching. The battery cost degree, present cleansing part and statistics on the cleaned space and cleansing time generated after completion can be found at a look.

One fly within the ointment: the app briefly loses the connection to the machine underneath water. However, the robotic continued to run with out interruption – the dwell view within the app was lacking for 2 to a few minutes at a time till the connection was robotically re-established. Not a crucial error, and sadly just about regular with a wi-fi connection.

Filtration & upkeep

The filter system has a modular design and is properly thought out when it comes to dealing with:

• Standard filter: Sufficient for leaves, bugs, coarse filth






• Extended wonderful filter (included in scope of supply): For wonderful sand and suspended natural matter






• Ultra-fine filter (3 µm): For algae spores and the best particles, obtainable individually

After every cleansing, we rinse the filter basket with the backyard hose – this takes lower than a minute. Additional soaking of the filter is really useful within the occasion of heavy algae development; all the things else is routine upkeep. Overall, the convenience of upkeep is above common for this value phase.

Price-performance ratio

699 euros for a battery-operated pool robotic with waterline cleansing is not any discount, but it surely’s not an excessive amount of both. Wired gadgets with a comparable vary of capabilities – particularly with actual waterline cleansing – usually value twice as a lot. If you solely wish to take away flooring filth and don’t have any want for app integration or waterline cleansing, one can find cheaper alternate options – such because the Ecovacs Ultramarine P1 in our take a look at for 549 euros. However, should you particularly wish to use these options, you get superb worth for cash right here.

For inner comparability: MOVA’s flagship Rover X10 pool robotic prices €2,499 and comes with 3D LiDAR mapping, 15 motors and an built-in skimmer perform, amongst different options. The Diver A10 is the wise entry-level mannequin within the line for personal swimming pools.

For which pool measurement and pool sort is the Diver A10 worthwhile?

According to the producer, the MOVA Diver A10 is designed for swimming pools as much as 180 m² – this covers nearly all privately used above-ground and in-ground swimming pools. However, we examined the A10 at Aqua Fun Wahlstedt with 416.5 m² – an element of two.3 above the specification. For personal swimming pools, because of this the battery values measured listed here are the decrease restrict; in a 60-square-meter backyard pool, there’s considerably extra reserve. It works for very small above-ground swimming pools underneath 15 m², however is then outsized.

It is versatile with regards to substrates: vinyl, fiberglass, concrete, mosaic tiles. Salt water included – so salt electrolysis techniques aren’t any drawback. Important: The A10 doesn’t float after parking the automotive, it stays on the bottom. For pool depths over two meters, the telescopic hook provided is necessary. For shallow swimming pools as much as 1.5 meters, it may be fished out with out it.

The A10 reveals its limits in closely angled swimming pools and slender steps with a tread depth of lower than 15 cm. PoolSense 2.0 cleans reliably, however filth generally stays in tight corners – a touchdown internet and guide vacuuming are then crucial.

Conclusion

After a number of cleansing runs in varied configurations, one clear impression stays: the MOVA Diver A10 does what it guarantees. The navigation is dependable, the waterline cleansing makes an actual distinction in on a regular basis life, and auto-parking has not failed in a single run. Minor factors of criticism such because the quick charging cable and occasional app dropouts are annoying, however not an argument in opposition to shopping for it.

Recommended for: Private pool homeowners with swimming pools as much as 180 m² who’re on the lookout for dependable app management and, above all, purposeful waterline cleansing. Also convincing as a substitute for the Aiper Scuba S1: longer battery life, increased suction energy, identical value vary.

Less appropriate for: Anyone who solely sometimes cleans a small above-ground pool and is primarily wanting on the value – there are easier and cheaper options for this utility.