Narwal - Freo Z Ultra
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Last updated: Jul 31, 2025 Scoring
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"I actually been using the Narwal Freo Z Ultra for about 7 months now, and I m honestly super happy with it — especially when it comes to obstacle avoidance ... It uses a dual-camera system + dual AI chips, so it s surprisingly smart at dodging stuff. ... I ve got a dog too, and between toys, cords, and the occasional… accident 😅, it s done a great job steering clear. I haven t had any “poopocalypse” incidents since switching."
"Narwal Freo Z Ultra are best at avoiding pet “gifts” meant only for you to enjoy. ... I think the best protection is offense by the robot to avoid any gifts so you’d never have to deal with an interesting new aroma wafting through the air."
"obstacle avoidance on it was top notch. ... Never got stuck on anything."
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"Now I have the Freo Z Ultra and the automatic water exchanger unit hooked up to my plumbing... It's insane how good it is. Simply insane."
"super impressed with the mopping performance"
"Mopping performance is great."
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"6 pets (3 cats, 3 dogs), 4 long haired humans, zero tangles from fur or humans."
"the vacuum roller is excellent anti tangling"
"The narwal freo z ultra and freo x ultra both have anti tangle brushes. ... In my 1+ months of using both of them, no hairs has ever got stuck in the brush or the axle. ... My wife has super long hair which always annoys me - gets stuck on the regular vacuums brush and the roborock s7 (axles, not on the rollers). But with the narwal, I never had to clean them once. ... The only thing holding me from returning the narwals was/is the anti tangle brush."
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"Now I have the Freo Z Ultra and the automatic water exchanger unit hooked up to my plumbing... It's insane how good it is. Simply insane."
"Aside from changing and washing the pads every 2 weeks and the dock itself, completely hands off."
"I just run it daily and it keeps the place clean without me doing much."
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"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."
"It’s louder than the Narwal Freo Z Ultra. ... You can definitely work from home with the Narwal working."
"it s really quiet when it runs — I barely notice it."
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"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."
"My firewall said the robot sent 2.5 GB to Narwal after a cleaning on Sunday. ... That bothers me, but I don't know that any of the Chinese manufacturers are strong for privacy."
"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."
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"Not great on carpet."
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"The only con for me is the lack of onboard water tank which makes it go back often to the station."
"The freo x and freo z our water hogs so don t buy one unless you re okay replacing the water and dumping the dirty water after every single mopping run in a small house and mid-run on a big house."
"If you wouldn’t like to carry your base station up, don’t get the Narwal. ... the lack of an onboard water tank means it can only clean about 5-15 square meters before having to clean its mops again."
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"Shoestrings, socks and blankets hanging down will likely be a problem. Even if it manages to avoid them once, there’s no guarantee it’ll avoid them the next time."
"doesn't get close enough to the kick boards in the kitchen"
"Also treshold detection. It tends to ride up to them and not clean the inch next to the treshold because of that."
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"Their replacement accessories are ridiculously priced (look elsewhere)."
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