Fluidra Zodiac FreeRider price & specs

A$2,579 (FR1000 iQ, Australia)Zodiac Australia lists the FreeRider FR1000 iQ at A$2,579 RRP, with retailers at about A$2,000–2,500. The simpler FR200 and the European Freerider RF 5600 iQ are sold through pool shops. Not sold under this name in the US, where the equivalent is the Polaris Freedom.

AvailableHome Assistant / MatterCyclonic suctioniAquaLink app (iQ models)2.5 h runtimeHome Assistant (community)

Possibly ≤ 1 weekShipping: undefined. Sold through pool retailers in Australia, New Zealand and Europe. Not sold under the Zodiac name in the US. Zodiac Australia ↗

Remote control: Through Home Assistant with the community iAquaLink Robots integration on iQ models (cloud based).

Official page (FR1000 iQ, AU) ↗FR200 owner's manual ↗iAquaLink Robots (Home Assistant) ↗

Overview

Fluidra's cordless robot under the Zodiac brand for Australia, New Zealand and Europe, sharing its 9.6 Ah battery, 2.5 hour runtime and cyclonic suction with the US Polaris Freedom. The FR200 is a basic floor and wall model, while the FR1000 iQ (and FR2000 iQ) add waterline cleaning and the iAquaLink app. In Europe the comparable model is the Freerider RF 5600 iQ. iQ models work with Home Assistant through a community integration.

Specifications

Category	Cleaning robots · Pool cleaners
Released	2023
Country	Spain
Availability	Available
Programmability	Community / unofficial SDK
Built-in autonomy	Navigates · Goes to places on its own, such as mapped rooms, waypoints or its charging dock
LLM support	None · No voice assistant or LLM.
Best for	Ages 12+ (estimated)
Vision sensors	No vision sensors
Actuators	DC / gear motors
Audio	No audio
Compute type	Proprietary / undisclosed
Remote control	Home Assistant / Matter
Size	430 × 480 × 270 mm, 9 kg (FR1000 iQ)
Suction	Patented cyclonic suction
Cleaning	Floor, walls and waterline (FR1000 iQ) or floor and walls (FR200), pools up to 12 × 6 m. Dual-stage 150 µm / 60 µm filter canisters
Dock	Charging caddy, full charge in under 5 h
Navigation	Gyro-based cycles, SMART cycle on iQ models
Runtime	2.5 h+ (9.6 Ah lithium-ion battery)
Smart home	iAquaLink app on iQ models (SMART and waterline-only cycles, charge and end-of-cycle notifications). Tap & Lift waterline retrieval
Sensors	Not published
Compute	Not published
API / hacking	No official API. The community iAquaLink Robots integration for Home Assistant (HACS) lists the Zodiac RF 5600 iQ as fully supported, through the iAquaLink cloud