Narwal - Freo X Plus

I don't know who does but I got the narwal one and it's good. Been over a month. And it's a really helpful gadget for sure.

Narwal freo x plus.

It's all good. No issues yet

I have two robot and they are both good. #1 Narwal Freo X Plus (2024) - powerful yet quiet and better mopping #2 Dreame D9 Pro (2022) - good vacuum and ok mopping. New models have better mopping.

I just purchased a Narwal Freo X plus. It doesn't have a fixed station (but the X ultra and z Ulta do) for dust suction in bag and water refill. It has, indeed, a anti tangle certified brush and, during 5 days of floor cleaning that I own it, there is not a single hair neither in the brush nor in the two sided brushes. I've middle size, middle hair length dog, and two long haired women that loose twice the hair of the dog. I'm not the kind of user that regularly maintains the robot, and till now I 'm pleased about the anti tangle brush performance. I can't tell much more about other specs as flour cleaning with mops, as it is not the core spec of this model. As I'm writing this, as for the price difference between mine and X ultra, this is the best choice for low maintenance, low price and results.

I agree with you with respect to customer service. Most of the RVC have terrible after sales service. I contacted Narwal customer support (used the number given in Amazon) the customer service executive had no knowledge about the product. Also there is no availability of the physical service centers as mentioned in Amazon. Basically the India map with service centers provided in the home page of Narwal in Amazon is misleading. Like other RVC vendors they provide door step pick-up and service at a nearby factory. However, when I contacted ECOVACS the customer service executive was able to answer my question and also send the necessary details via WhatsApp. In fact, they even contacted me a couple of days later to check with my decision about purchasing RVC. Even I'm planning to go with Ecovacs. With regards to mopping, RVC with triangular mop pads and rotating heads are best. As you mentioned we get RVCs with this facility only above 35-45k.

I like mine but I’m finding it to struggle with navigating carpet and it’s a little taller than I like. I’m still in my return window for a few more days and debating switching

I don't trust the analysis. From a quick look, I was able to find at least one inaccuracy repeated a few times (Narwal advertises dust compaction in the Freo X Plus, so it should be equivalent to the Hobot). Further, "better" isn't really a thing so much as "better for you". I don't know how much you value, for example, accessory availability. If you're looking for advice, I'd go with the Narwal. It's a well-established global brand with a known track record. This is the first I've heard of Hobot. The claims made seem a bit over the top. The design of this robot is clearly experimental -- vacuum before the brush roller instead of integrated with it, spraying the floor instead of spraying the mop pad, etc. This clearly needs an independent review from a trusted reviewer, which I don't see in my searches. If you're open to other brands, look for Roborock, Eufy, Dreame, and Mova, for starters. I'm not sure what's available in your area, but at least a few of those should be.

Dense fur (or multiple large pet) or light and fluffy? Example: husky/ corgi vs pomeranian/Bichon Frisé Dense fur: vacuum only : Narwal X Plus (it is a combo unit but the vacuum is the best part) Mop needed: Narwal X Ultra Light and fluffy: Narwal Z Ultra Both have a roller brush that does not clog. Over a year later and no hair tangles. Both have compression in the dust bin/ bag. The X has a large bin that can be emptied multiple times per day (can fill up quick during shed season). Also optional bag for easy replacement. The Z has auto empty and the light and fluffy fur takes a few weeks to fill, dense fur doesn't compress as well so frequent replacement needed. My experience with 4 pomeranians.

I have a Golden Retriever and Bernese mountain dog and got the Narwal Freo X Plus. The big benefit is it never tangles. The downside is I have to empty it every three days (no self emptying). Personally, I just hate detangling the rollers so I am very happy with its performance. I didn’t care about mopping either so I got the Plus version which is significantly cheaper than the Ultra.

Narwal Freo X Plus has the only zero-tangle certified brush in the market. It’s a different design than other robovacs. And it actually works, in my experience. It has a larger dustbin than Roborock Q5pro (at 800ml for reusable bin and 1L for disposable bags) and it compresses the hairs to make room for more dirt and hair. It says the disposable bags can last up to 7 weeks, but in my case, with a dog coming in and out from the backyard after lying on dirt, and 3 long haired girls, they last 1 week so that’s why I use the reusable bin instead of disposable bags. It has 7800 pascals of force, that’s more than Q5pro. It’s around $350USD.

Look into Narwal Freo X Plus or Narwal Freo X Ultra. Their brush is tangle-free because it only attaches on one side. I recently got the plus after 4 years of owning a Roborock S4. It definitely works. Hairs do not get tangled.

We have 2x with long hair, about 1m long and our Narwal X has never had a tangle. Ever. Occasionally I find a hair wrapped around the sweeping bristles, but that's it I'm wondering if something other than hair (something sticky) got stuck to the bristles and caused this to happen. Our NFX has been at work for 4mo now

We've had our Narwal Freo X Plus for 4mo and for tiles and carpet its been excellent. No more dust bunnies, no more hair on the ground. We didn't buy it for the mopping feature.

I just ordered ordered the narwal freo x plus. $356 usd.

Narwal x plus is the best without mopping. If you need it have a light system of mopping

I have a narwal freo x plus since abt 6 months. Vaccum twice a day on schedule, and never gets stuck on hairs or threads. Once got stuck on a fairly chunky charging cable that was too thick to go into the vaccum opening. No maintanence for weeks till the bin gets full. But mopping is a pain as you have to clean/change the pad after a couple of sessions so I do it sparingly. This cist me around 28k. They have a higher model with auto mop cleaning and water exchange too. But costs >1 lakh. Though I never had to contact service Centre, I ve heard their support is virtually absent due to them changing their Indian dealer/partner. I would still recommend narwal to everyone for its maintanence free mopping alone.

We juuuust bought a Narwal. But TBD on how that’ll work. The Eufy was likely one remote session from burning our house down. Just stunning there was no fail safe and the hair would accumulate on the sides of the brush with vacuuming every other day, spot checking, and doing two rooms of hardwood floors (~800sf). I was cleaning it literally every 800sf. I will try and remember to post back here after we get the Narwal and run it for a bit.

So far, I am impressed. App UI is a little wonky, and we’ve had some intermittent issues with it properly recharging (seems to not always - 10% or so - touch the charging strips on the base). But the lack of hair tangling is AMAZING compared to the Eufy. It does get some trapped on the edge brushes (not sure if that’s the right term), but it is easily removed. And the primary rotating brush gets little to none wrapped. And ZERO at the connection points, which is the point of failure for Eufy. Also probably half the noise of the Eufy. I wouldn’t call it quiet, but it isn’t too bad. I can close the door to our office and take calls while it vacuums the rest of the floor. I’m hesitant to recommend this early on, but so far, a considerable improvement over Eufy, which, I’m trying to be diplomatic here, was…an inferior and seemingly haphazard design.

It is…somehow completely free of tangles after a month of use (probably 4X per week). It isn’t perfect, as it doesn’t always get every speck of dirt. But it is very good. And other than more frequent emptying, has been free of any pet hair related problems. Never even had to use scissors on the brush, which is a first for me after four robot vacuums. I’d give it a pretty solid thumbs up at this point. I can check on the model later today, but pretty sure it is the entry level model or maybe one up.

Looks like a Freo X Plus. It’s a little confusing, but that’s what it says in the app. My wife bought it, so not sure how it translates to shopping for it.

i ordered one of the freo x pluses, so ill report back after it gets here. Good to know about the shark, ill have to check it out if I dont like the freo.

so far it cleans great, but I'm really annoyed it doesnt have an auto emptying dust bin like my old roomba

I‘ve got a Freo X, and I really like it, so I’d recommend Narwal to you. Their new Freo Pro looks like it‘s got an upgraded side brush for better anti-tangling. Narwal does good at handling pet fur and preventing tangles. Hope that helps!

The freo x ultra can empty into a disposable plastic bag on the robot itself. It compresses the dirt and hair to laster longer than a regular bin but it's much smaller and requires more frequent replacement compared to a system in the base but it's quieter and narwal claims it lasts up to 7 weeks and is a "alternative" to big self empty stations.

Are you telling me there isn't space for both on the vacuum itself? Narwal advertises their design as an alternative to big docks. If so that is a stupid design decision and apologize for the confusion. Edit: Many reviewers referred to it as a self empty system when it seems to solely be a disposable, efficient, compression system while still allowing you to use the regular, reusable, plastic bin and empty frequently vs replacing the disposable bag every few weeks. Not ideal IMO given the price of replacement bags compared to other, longer lasting real systems. I'm sorry again. This is the reusable bin in contrast. https://ca.narwal.com/products/dust-bin-for-freo-x-ultra?srsltid=AfmBOooiExMtHCUxuEGWY40bE6GfwqumihxvuD8oQRdSXxA6-D-pbLdB

The Freo X ultra would be the best mopping robot in Italy, much better at mopping compared to the Q Revo S. Unfortunately it is at €599 :( There’s also the more affordable Xiaomi X20 Pro which should provide similar mopping and vacuuming performance to the QRevo S at €499.99.

Yep this is sadly true. Dreame, roborock, and Narwal don’t have good customer service compared to Eufy and Xiaomi (if this brand is available). It seems iRobot is also struggling with customer service so I’d recommend buying robots from an authorized retailer like Costco for easier customer service if you need to return it if it’s defective.

What is your purchasing region? I recommend you pair it to your phone then share the robot with your grandparents’ account or log into your account on their phone. You can then set it up for them and put it on a schedule. Roborock’s app ui seems to be the easiest. NarWal’s app also looks pretty easy to use. NarWal’s base station will be the easiest to clean and is easily compatible with a water exchanging module that can be hooked up to your water line. Of course you need to give it a good clean once every few weeks or so. Dreame’s app is simply too overwhelming with all the customization.

Would you like it to extend and wiggle the mops? I think this feature is best for cleaning stains under things like fridges or cleaning along the edges if your dog likes to drool along the edges too (mine does). There are three ways for anti tangling to happen. 1. Combs in the brush compartment. This is the least effective way. Ecovacs uses this method but reviewers have found it does get tangled with long hair. 3i and Eufy also uses this technique and I don’t know what reviewers say. 2. Active cutting of hair when it gets tangled Dreame uses this method. This method relies on the hair first getting tangled and then the hair strands will enter a groove where there is a hidden knife to cut the hair, sending it into the dust box with the vacuum fan’s help. Dreame’s brush is also engineered for the hidden knife to move like a razor after 23 revolutions. In my experience, it’s been stellar at long hair and my long haired corgi’s fur. Hair can get tangled on the sides if you use their old brush cover, they have a new brush cover now to cover the non-brush compartment of the TriCut brush and it works great at preventing any hair from getting to the sides. Midea also utilizes this method in a different way. It has really small razor blades built into the top of the brush compartment and is programmed to vibrate like a shaving razor up there to cut off any hair and the vacuum will bring the hair into the dust box. It seems to work well. The less efficient way I’ve seen this implemented is the base station having a blade cut the hair at the brush. The Mijia M30 Pro does this (stupid 3i Robotix) and it doesn’t work very well. The last way is using the airflow itself to get rid of tangled hair. There are brushes shaped like an archimedes screw with the brush fibers at a certain angle so any tangled hair will move to the narrow end of the brush and the vacuum inlet at the narrow end will suck it into the dust box Narwal does this. Dreame’s new models (currently only in mainland china) do this with two conical brushes, one rubber and one rubber and fiber bristles to suit both carpeted and hard floors. They solve a current problem with this conical shape as the narrower end of the brush will have less to no contact with the ground, reducing its cleaning ability. Dreame hid the narrow end and only the parts where it can have contact with the floor are exposed. Roborock also does this with a twist. Instead of the narrow end being to a side, it uses two brushes where the narrow ends point to each other and any hair will hence go to the middle instead of the side. Both the cutting brush and the conical brush design is great for any long hairs. The dreame cutting brush method is more economical as it isn’t restricted to one model only. If you wouldn’t like to carry your base station up, don’t get the Narwal. Although it has a handle for easier carrying, the lack of an onboard water tank means it can only clean about 5-15 square meters before having to clean its mops again. I also wouldn’t really recommend it as after any robot mop combo with a mop cleaning station makes the mops really wet after cleaning it, which doesn’t seem great for your wood floors. https://www.reddit.com/r/CleaningTips/comments/o011xc/how_do_you_properly_cleanmop_wax_finished_floors/?rdt=59160 Roborock does great too. The Q Revo Master Edge is also very tangle free with the duo divide brush. Best computer vision and related cleaning algorithm would go to Dreame’s X/L40 ultra. It’s smart enough to detect pet areas and give it special attention. Next year’s dreame X50 will have double rollers that are designed to be even better than the current TriCut brush. I heard it doesn’t do so well with much thicker strands that can’t fit into the razor compartment so the airflow approach to de tangling hair seems to be a lot better. I would have recommended the Eufy S1 Pro if it was good at dealing with long hair. It is a very solid robot mop. I also have qualms about the ozone generator in the water tank as I’m worried it could degrade the rubber sealing and leak….

How tall is the piece of transition? For a single one up to 30mm, the roborock models with the AdaptiLift chassis (the most expensive QRevo Curv/Edge and the Saros line). Anything higher up to 4.2cm, if a threshold is less than 9cm long (5.2cm if it is at least 9cm long), will need the Dreame X50 Ultra or any equivalent MOVA model (V50 Ultra). I am aware that Dreame's L/X50 Ultra and any model (such as MOVA's V50 Ultra or the rare UK-only Dreame L40s Pro Ultra) that uses dual conical brushes has a *live fur compression* feature (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOOU0uJsVdU), which helps mitigate the issue of pet fur clogging the dustbin, even though the space isn't fully utilized. I saw it in action, and I think it lives up to its claim. It also cleans its filter when auto-emptying. This should be helpful for homes with heavy shedders such as yours\~ For paw prints, I think a robot that can identify messes like this and act accordingly would be important too. Dreame and Narwal do well with this if you turn on certain functions, such as their smart cleaning mode and intelligent mess detection.

I bought the NARWAL Freo X like 3 weeks ago as I could not keep up with my Australian shepperd/berner mix's hair My house has never been cleaner It also is only 270 euro

I second the Freo x thing doesn't tangle at all. Or the Eufy L60 it actually has a blade in the base that cuts the hair off the brush.

We talk about big brands only, but tbh Narwal Freo Z Ultra is very good! I have used the Freo X ultra before but the Z ultra is a very good improvement

I went with a Roomba (just the vacuum) as I liked my older model and I'm not a fan of this one so I'm trying Narwal next. Generally the Roomba is fine but the obstacle avoidance is lacking to the point where it climbs over the ground level support bars of my chairs, and therefor doesn't really clean under the kitchen table, where it often needs it most. Supposedly smart obstacle avoidance was a part of its selling features. Otherwise it's maybe a bit noisy, has a very small filter, and doesn't seem to have a lot of suction. The map seemed to work which surprised me with my past experience with them.

I did s9s until one had issues. I tried the successor but it was noisy, didn’t clean well, and ran into everything hard despite claiming it wouldn’t. I went a narwal from costco and love it.

I did the Freo X Ultra, it's been great.

I have a roborock s7 ultra I paid $1200 I think for it. It’s great. I ended up buying a Narwal Freo X for another floor in my house and incredibly impressed. Paid like $300 for it and it rivals the roborock.

Glad to help! The Narwal I was skeptical about because all the YouTube reviews are paid (they literally tell you they got it free). I figured I got it off Amazon and if I don’t like it I can return it. The only thing I like more about the roborock is it’s better with avoiding wires. Narwal you have to make sure there are none around (not a big deal). For the price point I would buy the Freo in a heartbeat again

We chose ours (Narwal Freo X) because it didn't clog with my long hair.

Narwal Freo X is pretty good. Haven’t tried any of the others.

I have a Narwal and am pretty happy with it. That said you have no way of knowing what works for your situation without trying. That’s what the return policy is for. Just keep trying and see what works for you. As for wires - really no solution to that. Some can detect some wires some of the time. The best solution is to simply clean up the wires or prevent the vacuum from going where there are lots of wires.

Thanks. Just placed an order for freo x plus that’s on sell for $280. Was looking at the expensive Dreame x40 and that required an extra brush that cuts the hair and I’m not sure it even prevents the side mounts from getting hair tangled there. 

Narwal freo literally has no go zones, as well as they have strips I believe in their store that prevent it from doing that if you want to do it physically.

Narwal Freo, owned for just over 2 years. Daily vacuuming of entire house, 2x weekly vaccum+mop entire house. The only issue I’ve encountered has been technical/map based and not mechanical. Remapping the house resolved the issue.

I have the Narwal Freo and love it. I got mine refurbished from a reputable seller on EBay. $1000 model for just under $400!

I am using one, on a frequent basis. These are good if you want to vacuum or want to collect floor dust. The issue is it will not move your furniture items and works well in open areas. Do not depend on it for mopping and it is only for nameshake, although cleaning is quite good. I am using Narwal brand Freo, but Ecovacs and Dream are also quite good with a good service network. Don't go for any other brand.

While I do not yet own a Yeedi S14 Plus I do own a Yeedi Cube. It's been with me for a over a year now. The brand itself is essentially a sub-brand of Eco-Vac (think Lexus vs Toyota) with Yeedi being the latter. The performance has been great relative to its pricing, the parts still work well and the mop is using a single pad vibration mechanism. This is not as good as my Deebot T30's dual spinning mop pad system but it's enough to remove most winter time salt stains from my tile flooring as well as most other light to medium intensity dirt marks in a single run. IMO one of the things that makes Yeedi good is that it's durable, it's motor and mopping tech is not as competitive as Narwal or Ecovac (on purpose) but out of all the robo vacs I have owned and used it's the only one I have yet to replace a single part for (dust bin just once). People often buy robo vacs based on feats but the really good ones are the ones that last past the 12 months mark once the wear and tear really kicks in. To play the devils advocate however I will say Yeedi's app is very mediocre compared to most other brands though. In 2025 you still cannot select the number of runs per operations for example. No amount of new hardware will fix a bad app sadly. Btw this isn't some paid/affiliated propaganda lol. I have owned a Narwal Freo, Ecovac Deebot T20 and T30, Euxy X8 and the Yeedi Cube (I am a YouTube reviewer so I work with these brands) and I have owned each one for a prolonged period of time and can give you a practical take on it. My fav robo vac to date when taking budget, tech and durability in mind is my now 3 year old Eufy X8 which is old tech but it wins in longevity hands down. Hope this helps! I may review the S14 Plus next month but that's TBD. I will share my unbiased opionion on this thread if it's still open.

I bought a Narwal freo (robot vac and mop) love it. Yes you still have to pickup your stuff off the ground and it hates cords. But it’s great improvwment from my 10+ year old roomba vacuum. The mapping function for my house was done in 1 session! I have a small home, one story, 3 bedroom 1 bath 1500 sq feet. I use it in the bedrooms, hallways, kitchen and living room. It takes about 1 -1.5 hours to vac and mop my whole house. You can change it to vac and mop or vac then mop. You can also schedule it with your phone and pick certain rooms or customize which rooms you want to vac only or mop and vac. Or do everything separately. I usually run it in the mornings after breakfast right before I leave the house to take my kids to school. Love coming home to a clean floors. The Narwal is pretty quiet when you have it on the lower settings. I run it all the time when my 3 year old naps. I’ve had it since he was 2. 🙂 highly recommend it! 😊 I use mine at least once a day for over a year now. I bought mine on Amazon prime day last year but it always goes on sale, Black Friday might be the next time to watch for it.

Agree. Dreamebot with Tricut brush & Narwal Freo series. Both great.

I have all hardwood and use two devices. The Roborock is an excellent vacuum and I like their ap the best. I have an older S7 but it still powers through my 3 dog house. And a narwhal which does a 80% good job at mopping. Together my house stays pretty clean ;)

I have the Freo. It has a vacuum but it's not that strong. I have very annoying high gloss wood floors that show every foot print. The Narwhal mop really seems to clean the floor instead of just running a went mop bad over it like the IRobot.

We just got the Narwhal Freo that vacuums and mops and can do either independently or at the same time. I only have 2 cats inside and we do not have carpet but we do live on a ranch and I am in and out frequently from the horses and dirt in general so our floors get dirty fast. I am in love with this little robot. I call her Mrs.Doubtfire. When I send her to vacuum I leave the rugs down and have not had a problem. If she's doing a mop run I pick up the rugs. The time saved alone from not sweeping daily is huge for me, totally worth it.

We have a Narwahl. If you have pets, make sure you look for one that is good with pet hair. We went up a model For that reason.

For mostly hardwood floors, most robots will do a decent job. I use the Narwall unit because it can vacuum and mop. You can set zones to stay away from, set schedules to clean the whole house, a room, part of the house, whatever you want. vacuum and mop. So like you could have it just doing a single room every day at a certain time or just start the task when ready via the app. Set it to heavy mop and heavy vacuum if need be. I have mine running twice a week, one day it vacuums the whole house, then the next it mops. Runs about 4 weeks before i have to change the water. There are two things i dont like: 1. The vacuum chamber is not very large and thus i have to empty it every two runs. It doesnt have a sensor thats worth a damn, so i dont go by the app for fullness of the container. Its easy to empty though. 2. If it gets stuck long enough on a task, meaning it makes no progress, it will give up. If you rescue it after this happens, it will just reset back to the default vacuuming task. So if it was mopping, you have to restart the mopping task manually. This is dumb to me, but i have the place pretty well robot proof, so it doesnt happen often. Otherwise, does a great job mopping. If you have something dried up on the floor(e.g. drop of syrup), you can spritz it with windex when you start the task to get the robot to clean it really good, otherwise, it gets most stuff. I have heard the Roborock was pretty good, but the newest version was not so good, hence why i went with the Narwall. So do some research to see what people say on youtube reviews. Oh and note that it wont get into certain places, so you might have to spot vacuum behind doors or behind certain types of furniture once a month or so. So its not perfect, but it will save you from having to frequently clean yourself. You WILL save time and have a good looking main floor area.

I only have roombas and a Narwal but the Narwal is also extremely quiet at low suction. Pretty irrelevant, but I would wonder how the two would compare.

I am very interested in the Matic from a tech POV but it seems to early to lock in into one. Both tech wise and company future-wise. They're not available in Canada yet, which makes that reasoning a lot easier. I think the Narwal is doing pretty well. Cat toys are always tricky. Some are so close to dust bunnies that it'll lead to false negatives not picking up dust bunnies.

I like my Narwal but it has gotten stuck on a pretty common Ikea chair. That really surprised me. Other than that I have been very impressed with its obstacle avoidance. Its edge cleaning also could be a lot better, I hardly ever see it do the twist. Also treshold detection. It tends to ride up to them and not clean the inch next to the treshold because of that. Toe kick cleaning is in my experience non-existent. Maybe mine are too low, I'll have to clean those 2 inches by hand.

Narwal is known for its obstacle avoidance though, and based on my experience that is very well deserved.

Consider Narwal. I bought one for each of my two floors and they performed extremely well.

We like our Z Ultra. Brought this one nearly 8 months ago. Narwal always shows a great performance in mopping. And the quietness is a bonus.

I noticed it can clean for up to 270 minutes on a single charge. That's longer than my old Narwal, but I'm more excited to see how well its mopping function actually works.

Oh man, deciding on a robot vacuum is like trying to pick the best pizza topping combo—there’s no right answer! Personally, navigating around dog toys and somehow managing my long-haired cat’s shedding is my top struggle. I’ve been through the madness of getting vacuums jammed with hair more often than a concert mosh pit! I tried the Roomba first before giving the Roborock a shot—it’s like night and day for avoiding hair clumps. For mopping, Narwal’s practically the Baymax of vacuums, so no surprise it’s at the top of your list. Yeedi has some solid feedback on its roller mop tech, though I’m still a bit skeptical until I see fewer water skid marks. Also, services like ConsumerRating often have more insights on models like these if you want the nitty-gritty details. Good luck in the spring sale showdown!

I had a freo z ultra for a couple weeks and took it back for a saros 10r. Mopping on the Narwal was pretty good, vacuuming just ok. The iOS app has a pretty bad battery drain bug right now too. Also I didn’t like how much data the Narwal sent to servers. In the 2 weeks I had it, my firewall logs showed the Narwal sent over 20 GB of data. I had the remote video disabled so assume it was for vision AI analysis. Still, it shouldn’t need to send that much data. We’ll see if the Flow processes more locally. The Saros 10r by comparison has sent maybe 100 MB in a week. I’m guessing Roborock is doing more AI analysis on the robot.

Try Narwal robot, they do great with tangle-free tech. My Freo Z never has this problem.

What I am focusing most is looking at the reviews for snippets showing how robots clean edges and corners. When the robot boasts its extending mop pad/roller, and I see that because its navigation its cleaning the edges so bad it might as well have not extending mop, I take it as a signal of "we dont care if the feature is implemented properly, we care that we can boast it in marketing materials", and completely drop the brand from my considerations. So far Ecovacs and Yeedi (which have the same owner?) are especially showing bad signs of this, and I say that as someone who blindly bought their top of the line robot in about 2020, and been kinda happy with it since. When brand releases top-of-the-line robot at top-of-the-line price point with something as basic as vibrating mop pad, I cant shake of the "Lets see how many suckers will buy this if paid youtube shillers astroturf it to the moon", so there goes the Saros line, and a Roborock name gets a huge minus. Then theres Dreame, which looks solid at first glance, and after watching hundreds of videos I had to drop it too. They seem to want to be percieved as pioneers, offering retractable lidar, huge threshold crossings, and those features actually work, but the core navigation again shows that my floor would be cleaned very inconsistently, namely around edges. Then theres Narwal, a huge potential that seem to miss the mark every release. I want their Flow to finally fix their issues, but have little hope. And then theres Eufy, which to me remains the only brand limited by their technology and not programming. Missing extending mop means no edge mopping at all, but man when I look at any video how it hugs walls/chair legs, or how it navigates around corners, I am impressed. Apart from carpet cleaning performance and weak corner reach brush, they seem to done everything right, so I am waiting for what they drop next (aka S2). If they include edge extending mop+brush, I think its a clear winner for me. I dont care about carpets, the mopping is undisputed, the programming (navigation) has no match neither. Oh, and then theres Mova, which I am eagerly awaiting their Z50 Pro Ultra (which should have extending mop too), but theres so little info about that brand that I forget about them most of the time.

My GSD hates my Narwal. He especially hates when he sees the underside. I think he may think it’s a big monster. The spinning mop pads are the eyes and the flat roller brush is its mouth. Your cat, were it to get in a beef with a neighboring cat, would certainly have some impressive / intimidating muscle he could bring along.

Personally I'd get the Narwal or Eufy. Both are very good all around, but are two of the best mopping robots as well. The Q Revo Curv would be my pick if that price wasn't so astronomically inflated. It's only $1300 right now here in the US.

I just replaced my J7 and Narwal last week (2 of them). I had the M6 prior and it's simply awful. I got the Eufy e28. It's terrific. I know that you had issues years ago, but they came a long way. I've cleaned my entire house 4 or 5 times, and it barely used any water. I think that it should last weeks before refilling.

Narwal. Not the top of the line, but the next one down. It’s been really great. It adapts to changes without any issue. We really like it. I don’t know about home assist compatibility.

My dogs freaked out at first with my Narwal, but we gave them high value treats every time we started a cycle and pretty soon they ignored it. The Narwal sensors have "pet detection" so it will stop when it sees my dog in its path. Since you have cats you could take them into a room with the robot and have Churu on hand. Just let them come up and sniff it, Churu, more sniffing, Churu etc.

Narwal is quiet and excellent with mopping

Narwal is very good with mopping and app floorplan looks better and clean while other apps walls looks rough and raffled.

We also have Narwal and LOVE it.