Robots are powered by electricity. Everything you need is in the box. THe chord, the power unit and the robot. No assembly required.
The Power Unit plugs into the wall and there is a transformer in the power unit that transforms 120V to 24V DC. And there is a on/off button. Thats it. You dont need an aux pump with any robot.
My nautilus weights about 15ish pounds dry. Full of water, I suspect its close to 25 lbs.
I only run my robot about once a week, or more often if the pool bottom is dirty, which is usually in spring or fall. Basically, just run it when the pool needs it. All robots are automatically timed to run anywhere from 1 1/2 to 3 hours at a time. The nautulus will time out after 3 hours, which is usually way more than enough time required to clean the pool.
THe nautilus comes with 2 sets of filters. The "spring cleanup" is a mesh filter that is designed mostly just for leaves, acorns etc and lets the very fine dirt particles through. There is also a "fine" set of filters that will trap even the smallest dirt particle. the fine filters will also pick up the leaves and large stuff too. I always use the fine filters on mine. They pop in and out of the robot. Pop them out, hose them off and you're done. No mess no fuss. Only takes about 5 minutes to remove teh filters, spray the dirt off and put them back in.
There are not designed to be left in the pool permenantly, but leaving them in for a few days at a time does no harm to them. Take it out and store it in a deck box or under a convered patio or in a shady place is always a good idea so the sun doesnt get to it.
I love my robot and wouldnt be without one.
I just watched a youtube video on this, it looks amazing.
What powers it ? It says everything you need is in the box ! It shows a control box, I'm not sure what that is. I see a pressure hose (I think, or is that electricity?). So do you not need an auxiliary pump for this one ?
How heavy is it ? How many hours a day do you run it, or do you even run it every day ? Do you take it out and put it away out of the sun when not in use ? What is the point of the filters ? Do they pick up the fine dirt ?
OK lots of questions, thanks !