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Narwal, the company behind our favorite mopping robot, just announced a new flagship robovac called the Flow that’s capable of cleaning closer to walls and corners. The Flow comes with a track-driven mop pad that extends to reach the edge of walls, while also using dual water tanks to keep the mop clean and remove dirty water.
It sounds similar to the extending, self-cleaning roller mop we saw on Ecovacs’ Deebot X8 Omni Pro robovac. The Flow comes with an anti-tangle side brush that extends to reach corners and a brush cover that sits closer to the ground and automatically increases suction up to 20,000Pa on surfaces like carpet.
The Narwal Flow has dual RGB cameras with an AI chip that helps it detect and avoid more than 200 different types of objects. It can also automatically adjust its height to move over barriers up to 40mm (about 1.6 inches) high. The included docking station offers eight different functions, allowing it to empty the robovac’s dust bin, wash and dry the mop, and refill its water tank.
Narwal also announced a trio of other robovacs, including a Freo Z10 robovac with mopping pads that revolve 180 times per minute, an all-in-one Narwal S30 mopping robovac with self-cleaning features, and a more affordable Freo Pro robovac-mop hybrid.
The Narwal Flow will launch in June 2025, but the company hasn’t said how much it will cost. The Freo Z10 and Freo Pro will arrive in the spring, while the Narwal S30 will launch in the second quarter of 2025.
