Narwal Robot Vacuum and Mop
A relative newcomer to the robotic vacuum market, Narwal offers a sweeping and mopping hybrid that's pretty impressive. But it's also expensive and is hampered by a clunky app with a steep learning curve.
To mop, you drop an ointment sheet into the base station's clean water tank. Then it makes use of clean water to wash the pads and scrub floors using 10N pressure.
Features
The Narwal T10 is a combination robot vacuum and mop that is able to sweep, scrub, and clean hard floors. Its smart navigation and mapping system is built on simultaneous localization (SLAM) technologies. It also has anti-collision and cliff sensing technologies, which help to stop the machine from crashing into furniture or falling down stairs. It can also identify and avoid carpets. This is a common issue for many robot vacuums, mops and hybrids.
The robot has two huge water tanks: one for clean and another for dirty. It will automatically soak the pads in clean water prior to a mopping session. During the mopping cycle sensors notify you when it's time to swap pads and refill the water. It uses 16 ounces, which is less water than other robots.
Once you've wiped the dirt off the mop pads, the T10 will return to its base station and auto-dries them to avoid cross-contamination. Then, it will resume mopping where it stopped. This removes the necessity of washing your hands by hand, which is great because it shields you from germs and allergens. This self-cleaning feature is exclusive to Narwal since most rival robot vacuums and mops simply dip their mop heads into buckets of dirty water.
The T10's mopping function is powered by a motor which rotates the pad three times per second. This allows for thorough cleaning, particularly around edges and corners. The rotating pad and two side brushes move hair, dirt and other debris into vacuum slots. This eliminates the requirement for a dustbin, and is a lot more eco sustainable than traditional vacuuming.
You can create an outline of your area and mark specific areas to mop or sweep. The app allows you to select the intensity of cleaning levels, such as a thorough clean that removes any dirt and other debris that has accumulated for a more thorough job. You can also define "no-go" zones, which tell the robot to stay clear of carpets or other obstacles.
Design
Robot vacuums help to keep your home clean, hygienic and orderly. They can reach and clean areas which are not accessible to traditional vacuums, like under furniture. They can also eliminate dirt, allergens and germs which could make you sick. They can be programmed to clean according to a set schedule and so you don't need to think about how to clean it yourself. They can clean areas that humans cannot, such as under the kitchen sink, and in the corners of your home. They're dust removing devices and keep your floors clean of dirt and germs.
Narwal is distinct from other robot vacuums due to the fact that it's a mopping machine with a vacuuming feature added on. The massive water tanks make it able to mop up large areas of your floor without having to worry about emptying the tank. It also has mopping modes that let you select various levels of intensity, to remove stubborn stains easily.
The robot's navigation is powered by LIDAR and SLAM technology that allows it to draw maps of your living space. It can make use of these maps to navigate itself around your home and draw out the path for cleaning in a zigzag pattern that guarantees an efficient cleaning and prevents cross contamination. It also features anti-collision and cliff sensors to prevent it from colliding with your tables or falling down your staircase.
Narwal T10 is controlled by voice commands or the Narwal app, just like most robotic vacuums. It has a small circular LED screen that shows its current status, and two buttons with touch sensors on either side of the screen control docking maps, docking, and starting and stopping. The app lets you modify your cleaning settings as well as set up scheduled mopping.
It also has a button to switch between mopping or vacuuming modes. This is a great feature when you have dirty floors and need to clean them quickly. It comes with a suction motor that works well in cleaning up dirt and debris, but it isn't able to get rid of debris stuck in carpets and rugs.
The Performance of an
The Narwal Freo is a great robot that does a fantastic job of cleaning hard floors. It has large water tanks that are easy to maintain and a variety mopping intensities. It also has the ability to remove small messes or spills from carpet. The vacuuming abilities are less impressive. Its vacuum power of 1,800Pa is below that of more expensive robovacuums such as the Roborock MaxV Ultra.
The Freo's intelligent technology for navigation and mapping gives it the ability to adapt to the environment and plan an optimized cleaning program. It uses simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) to create a map of its surroundings. It then works in a zig-zag style to ensure a uniform finish and avoid cross-contamination. This map can be shared with the narwal application, allowing you to modify cleaning settings and set no-go areas.
Once the Freo is mapped and is able to continue cleaning where it left. The mops themselves clean, and they return to their dock after each use for rinsing and drying. This saves time, and it keeps hands out of contact with allergens and dirt. The Freo conserves water as well by using only 16 oz per mopping cycle. This is the same amount of water as in a large coffee cup.
This robot can easily switch between vacuuming and mopping, so it's the ideal choice for people who have both floors in their homes. It has excellent sweeping abilities and does a good job picking up pet hair and other particles. Dual side brushes on the Freo allows it to be more effective at reaching corners than single-brush vacuums. Its cliff-sensing and anti-collision functions also aid in avoiding getting stuck or hitting furniture.
While it's a decent vacuum/mop set-up however, the Narwal T10 is pricier than the majority of its competitors. Its huge base station home to two 1.3 gallon tanks that require frequent refilling. This can be frustrating especially if your robotic has tanks that fill faster. Its application is also messy and frustrating It doesn't provide the kinds of features for customization you'd expect from a more expensive robot.
App
The Narwal robot vacuum and mop is distinctive among other robovacs that are available. The T10 is a self-cleaning device that was created from the ground up. While others boast great vacuuming abilities with a mopping feature added, the T10 was specifically designed to be a self cleaning two-in-one machine. Its mopping, sweeping and other features are efficient and simple to control through the mobile app narwal. The buttons on the base station permit manual adjustments in the middle of cleaning.
The narwal robot is powered by Lidar, SLAM and SLAM technologies. This makes it one of most intelligent cleaning machines. It uses its sensors to determine the layout of your home and then converts that information into a precise cleaning plan for your floors. This is an impressive feature, and it can help the T10 not to get lost and keeps track of its work while working in your home.
Another feature that is unique to the Narwal is that it can define "no-go zones." If you want the T10 to skip over certain areas, you can set them up as no-go zones within the app and it will not be able to avoid them during cleaning sessions. This is useful if you want to avoid the T10 vacuuming or mopping on area rugs.
The T10's auto-cleaning feature is also impressive. It will periodically return to the docking station and wash and resoak each mopping pads. The cleaning system for pads saves you from having to soak your mop into dirty water and keeps it clear of germs during mopping
