- Narwal’s early product was important because it moved the robot vacuum discussion from navigation to mop maintenance.
- Self-cleaning docking systems later became one of the most important directions in premium robot vacuums.
- The product also showed how Chinese startups could redefine cleaning formats through one clear user pain point.
Recently, a friend shared a Kickstarter product featuring a robot vacuum with me, saying it had some very notable highlights.
The slogan states that Narwal is the world's first robot mop & vacuum featuring innovative self-cleaning technology.
The core self-cleaning functionality is achieved through 2 water tanks, one for dirty water and one for clean water. Then the robot automatically runs on the base station, with raised slots on the tray that clean the stains where the cloth contacts.
The cleaning effect of a mop that simultaneously automatically rotates is significantly stronger than that of current market-standard floor cleaning robots. It can clean dry red wine stains and markermarks, among others.
The motor is simultaneously configured with 18,000 PA, cleaning and suctioning during mopping.
Uses a LiDAR navigation solution.
Set up virtual walls to prevent the robot from getting stuck in carpets and other areas.
Noise as low as 45 dB
The overall design is as follows, and it can be seen that the design is also very simple, on par with the designs from the Xiaomi series.
The crowdfunding price is $549 USD. This product's retail price should also be relatively high.
The personnel from Roborock also listed out some project timelines. I inquired about this project on the side and found that it indeed required considerable effort.
To date, it has raised 780,000 US dollars through crowdfunding.
You can click on this link to visit the Kickstarter website:
https://narwal-kickstarter.kckb.st/372fbf5f
Visit Narwal's official website at Narwal.com:
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