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Robotic Pool Vacuum Fire Prompts CPSC Recall

S3 · 09 Apr 2026 · WYBOT

Record

CompanyWYBOT
IndustryConsumer robotics
Type(s)recall
Date09 Apr 2026 (day precision)
Time of daynot documented
Locationno physical site (recall / fleet-wide / aggregate record)
Severity (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault)
Scalenot documented
Confidencemedium
Verified flagYes - independently re-checked against the cited source

Summary

A WYBOT robotic pool vacuum caught fire and damaged a home (Jersey Shore Online, 2025-06-14); CPSC subsequently recalled Wybotics robotic pool vacuums for burn and fire hazards (2026-04-09).

Primary source

Jersey Shore Online

Publisher: Jersey Shore Online · Retrieved: 2026-09-16

Supporting source rows (1)
DateSupporting source rowPublisherLink
09 Apr 2026 Robotic Pool Vacuum Fire Prompts CPSC Recall Jersey Shore Online Jersey Shore Online

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