Narwal Freo Pro ZDNET's key takeaways The Narwal Freo Pro is now available for $500 (a $300 discount).
Construction is optimized to prevent blockage and hair tangles, with a conical brush on a single floating arm and a hair-loosening side brush.
The dust bag didn't last me the claimed seven weeks, and the robot's object detection leaves a lot to be desired $499.99 at Amazon
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A recent trip took me and my family out of town for 10 days. I like to leave my house as clean as possible before leaving town to ensure I come home to a clean house: fresh sheets on the bed, no dishes in the sink, laundry folded and put away. This last trip was hectic, with three little ones, so while I checked most of my items off my to-do list, I couldn't mop my floors before heading out.
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To that end, I delegated the task to the Narwal Freo Pro. I'd set it up and tested it for some time before leaving, but running it daily in my absence would be its biggest challenge yet.
In my tests, the Narwal Freo Pro did pretty well at keeping my floors clean. It has fantastic suction on hard floors, does a decent job mopping, and can clean without much intervention. However, it didn't always avoid cords on the floor, the suction performance wasn't as great on carpet, and its dust containment didn't last me near seven weeks.
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While it offers a hands-free experience, the Narwal Freo Pro doesn't have a self-emptying dustbin. Instead, it has a dust bag in place of the usual dustbin, which holds dust and debris. The large bag has a one-liter capacity, which is three times the size of a regular robot vacuum's dustbin.
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