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Narwal has been blazing a trail—a very tidy one—in home robotics for a decade, but isn’t slowing down anytime soon.
The Chinese outfit, famous for releasing the world’s first self-cleaning robot mop and vacuum in 2021, continues to forge ahead with innovative designs that combine the latest tech with surprisingly elegant aesthetics. The new flagship, the Narwal Flow 2, which debuted at CES in January before officially launching in April, delivers advanced A.I.-powered cleaning in a stylish package.
There are, of course, other robot vacuums that use artificial intelligence—it’s 2026, after all—but the Flow 2 takes a two-pronged approach that radically improves mess detection. “We have a comprehensive system that makes it so different from any product in the market,” Dede Liu, Narwal’s PR and communications representative, said in a discussion at : The World’s Game during the weekend of this year’s FIFA World Cup Final.
The Flow 2 incorporates both onboard A.I.—a chip inserted in the vacuum itself—and cloud-based A.I. (plus dual RGB cameras) to help it not only recognize and avoid obstacles in the home but distinguish between different types of messes to optimize cleaning strategies.“It helps it recognize what dirt is in front of it so that it can decide, ‘okay, I should clean harder,’ or ‘I should clean in a gentle way,’” explains Liu. The Flow 2 cleans exceptionally well, too, thanks to a built-in high-speed roller mop that uses water at a temperature of between 113 and 140 degrees Fahrenheit. Few other comparable robots clean with heated water.
The AI also helps the Flow 2 get smarter over time. “It gets more and more familiar with the environment,” says Liu, “and then it brings a lot of more advanced features to you.” It can help you find your pet or identify valuable objects on the floor, for example. “We know that a lot of brands are trying to make AI something really flashy,” adds Liu. “We want it to be something that really makes your life better, that makes your lifestyle more convenient.
The Flow 2 also raises the bar in terms of design. The robot is nice and streamlined, with subtle, chamfered edges, and the base station features a sleek, square silhouette, frosted glass surfaces, and lighting strips to prevent it from being just another boring, bulky home appliance. Narwal also introduced a new white colorway on July 16. “We think it fits better into a lifestyle that is quite luxury,” explains Liu.
The Flow 2 is available on the Narwal website at a promotional price of $1,100 (MSRP $1,500).
Rachel Cormack
Rachel Cormack is a digital editor at Robb Report. She cut her teeth writing for HuffPost, Concrete Playground, and several other online publications in Australia, before moving to New York at the…
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