Press Release
Beatbot Aqua Sense X Robots by Beijing Fromd Design Consulting Co.,Ltd Receives the Platinum A' Design Award in Robotics, Automaton and Automation Design
The international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Beijing Fromd Design Consulting Co.,Ltd for robotics, automaton and automation design
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COMO, Italy, April 21, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ Beatbot Aqua Sense X Robots by Beijing Fromd Design Consulting Co.,Ltd, designed for Beatbot Technology (USA) Co., Ltd., has been granted the Platinum A' Design Award in the Robotics, Automaton and Automation Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Platinum A' Design Award
The Platinum A' Design Award is recognized for honoring designs that stand at the forefront of creativity and innovation. It is the highest accolade bestowed by the A' Design Awards, acknowledging works that blend remarkable innovation with impactful societal contributions. These designs not only showcase exceptional artistic and technical proficiency but also highlight their creators' commitment to advancing the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Recipients of this award are celebrated for their role in shaping the aesthetics and trends of our time, contributing significantly to the enhancement of quality of life and promoting sustainable development.
About Beatbot Aqua Sense X Robots
Beatbot Aqua Sense X is a pool cleaning robot combined with a self cleaning station. The HybridSense AI Vision system allows the robot to identify 40 types of debris on the pool floor and on the water surface. Infrared and ultrasonic sensors support precise navigation near steps, edges and the waterline. The station holds a 22 liter dustbin and completes an automatic filter cleaning cycle in three minutes, so manual filter maintenance is not needed. The top surface is treated without traditional painting and resists scratches and corrosion.
About Beijing Fromd Design Consulting Co.,Ltd
FromD Innovation originated from the earliest product design company in Beijing. The core members of the team come from the Academy of Arts and Design at Tsinghua University and overseas returnees from Europe and America. It is a comprehensive design consulting company mainly engaged in innovative design and development, providing a series of consulting services from innovation strategy to product design for domestic and foreign clients.
Award Record
With this recognition, Beijing Fromd Design Consulting Co.,Ltd is a winner of 5 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2024 - 2025 to 2025 - 2026 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Robotics, Automaton and Automation Design Award
The A' Robotics Design Award is an international robotics design competition recognizing good robotics designs by robotics designers and engineers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to robotics designers, automation engineers, robotics brands and robot manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include industrial robots, medical robots, agricultural robots, domestic robots, autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots. Awarded robotics designs are published at https://desingers.org/design-category/robotics
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://desingers.org/179735
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/179735
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!179735
- Laureate Profile: https://desingers.org/d/365056
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Beatbot Aqua Sense X Robots
- Function
- Robots
- Category
- Robotics, Automaton and Automation Design
- Discipline
- Service Design
- Industry
- Manufacturing and Innovation
- Colors
- Dim Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Black, Gray and Silver
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Beatbot Technology (USA) Co., Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Beijing Fromd Design Consulting Co.,Ltd
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Platinum A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #179735
Credits
- Team
- Qiangqiang Li, Peihang Wang, Xiaoqin Pan, Huiming Zhang
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The product innovatively integrates an intelligent pool cleaning robot and a dedicated self cleaning station, delivering an efficient one stop pool cleaning solution. With the HybridSense AI Vision system, the robot can identify 40 types of debris across the pool floor and water surface. The fusion of infrared and ultrasonic sensors ensures precise navigation in areas like steps and the waterline. The station offers a truly hands free experience through an automatic filter cleaning system.
- Inspiration
- The standards for pool cleanliness are continuously rising. However, traditional cleaning products often suffer from limitations such as limited dustbin capacity, low cleaning efficiency, and poor adaptability to complex pool environments, which hinder the convenience and effectiveness of daily maintenance. In response, this product integrates AI driven cleaning capabilities with post cleaning maintenance functions, creating a convenient, efficient automatic cleaning system.
- Research
- The product innovatively integrates an intelligent pool cleaning robot with a self cleaning station, avoiding frequent filter maintenance and achieving a one stop closed loop pool maintenance. With its powerful AI driven system, precise sensors, and ascending and descending patent, the robot effortlessly tackles various complex pool environments. It can also dispense a skin safe, eco friendly clarifier, achieving comprehensive coverage of the floor, walls, the waterline, and the water surface.
- Challenge
- The challenge was enabling adaptation to diverse pool environments and cleaning needs. The robot, with the Beatbot AI 2.0 platform and the HybridSense AI Vision system, accurately identifies 40 types of debris. Combining camera based imaging with infrared and ultrasonic sensing, it actively searches for debris instead of simply traversing the area on a preset path. Dual bottom ultrasonic sensors help identify steps, edges, and shallow platforms, ensuring precise navigation across varying depths.
- Realization and Technology
- The product avoids environmentally harmful processes like traditional painting. The top surface of the robot, treated with the IMR process, achieves a 3D visual effect and a delicate texture while improving resistance to corrosion and scratches, perfectly balancing aesthetic appeal with practicality. The process also boasts excellent environmental sustainability, which generates no wastewater, exhaust gases, or waste materials, enabling truly green manufacturing.
- Operation and Interaction
- The product pioneers an automatic filter cleaning system: once the robot is docked onto the station, an automatic cleaning cycle is completed in 3 minutes, eliminating manual maintenance. The station with a 22 liter dustbin can hold up to two full cleaning cycles per week for two months, complemented by the disposable dust bag, enhancing maintenance convenience and hygiene. It also supports voice control via common smart home assistants such as Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and Apple Siri.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in Suzhou in August 2025 and finished in January 2026. The product made its debut at CES in the United States in January 2026.
- Keywords
- One Stop Pool Maintenance, Intelligent Pool Cleaning Robot, Multi Sensor Fusion System, AI Integrated Mapping, Self Cleaning Station, Full Scenario Adaptability, Comprehensive Cleaning
