Pool cleaning system

Abstract

A pool cleaning system comprising a base station and a pool cleaning robot is provided. The pool cleaning robot and/or the base station is provided with a locking mechanism. The pool cleaning robot comprises at least one motor, a power supply module, and a filtering unit, and the base station is located on a wall of a pool at a position corresponding to a waterline of the pool; the pool cleaning robot is configured to move toward the base station when a return condition is satisfied. The pool cleaning robot is further configured to climb up the wall and dock with the base station when reaching the vicinity of the base station. The base station is configured to control the locking mechanism to fix the pool cleaning robot when the pool cleaning robot has been docked with the base station.

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