This Aiper robotic pool cleaner is, in essence, a fancy, underwater Roomba for tile grout. Newly arrived expats treat it like a mandatory status symbol, believing its mere presence signifies a commitment to 'elevated' leisure and a transcendence of manual chore labor. Owning one assures immediate, invisible spiritual superiority over the neighbors still using basic brushes and elbow grease. However, transporting it across the rough, sun-baked gravel of Pescadero Beach will inevitably result in catastrophic motor failure, likely due to encountering a discarded maraca or a stray plastic shopping bag.