$400,000 Kickstarter produces first solar-powered robotic pool cleaner in Scottsdale

The future of pool cleaning has arrived.

As featured in an article by Phoenix Business Journal, a Scottsdale-based company has raised more than $400,000 through Kickstarter to produce the world’s first solar-powered robotic swimming pool cleaner and chemical dispenser.

The fundraising campaign launched by Solar Pool Technologies Inc. on July 30 set a goal of $315,000, but wound up with more than 85,000 additional dollars when the campaign officially ended on Sept. 12.

“We were a little surprised how quickly it took off,” said Solar Pool CEO Paul Sim to Phoenix Business Journal. “After just a couple days we were almost halfway to the goal. We continued to grow and ended up surpassing our goal.

“Through Kickstarter we knew we had a committed customer base, but it’s also a great way to broadcast news about new products and get support from across the world.  Through Kickstarter we could get money first from customers because of the pre-order sales.”

The cleaner, known as the Solar-Breeze NX, is described as a “Roomba for the pool.”  Using the sun’s solar energy, the cleaner removes debris sitting on the water’s surface, allowing for a more convenient pool cleaning process for consumers.

“It gets debris off of the surface of the pool before it sinks to the bottom so there isn’t as much bacteria growth in the pool,” Sim said. “You don’t have to run other pool cleaning apparatuses as much, at least 50 percent less, which saves on energy savings. It’s also a convenience factor since you don’t have to hand skim the pool anymore.”

The Solar-Breeze NX is currently priced at $558, though discounted pre-orders at $528 will be available until January.

For more information, visit the Solar-Breeze website here.

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