iGarden M1 Pro Max 100 Review: A Sports Car for Your Pool

In an aquatic world dominated by robotic pool cleaners that mostly look identical, a company called iGarden has been that breath of fresh air you take after reaching the water’s surface.

The company’s pool cleaners have always featured designs that feel inspired more by high-end automobiles than underwater janitors, and with the new M1 series, its gear is sportier than ever. The question is whether dazzling looks translate to what really matters: The ability to effectively clean your pool.

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Photograph: Chris Null

The new M1 series, introduced at CES 2026, evolves the design of last year’s K series, revising what was previously a sleek and streamlined look by adding what looks a bit like a bulbous cockpit component to the center of the device. You might expect this part of the robot to house cameras or other intelligence components, but that’s not the case: Rather, this is just a piece of the revamped debris basket, now designed to store up to 4.5 liters of detritus, a slight increase over the 4-liter basket available on the K series. The M1 is available in fire-engine red or black—the former being the far flashier choice. I, alas, was sent the latter as a test unit.