Narwal Flow 2 uses AI cleaning tech to find lost items and adapt to your home at CES 2026

This robot vacuum at CES 2026 can find lost items on your floor and alert you of them

Narwal is also launching a V50 Series cordless vacuum and a U50 Series mattress vacuum cleaner. CES is the time of year when the smart home market shines, showcasing innovative technology from major brands worldwide. Robot vacuum manufacturer Narwal is leveraging the Las Vegas showcase to release its most powerful and smartest robot vacuum and mop yet: the Narwal Flow 2. The company also announced the launch of a V50 Series cordless vacuum and a U50 Series mattress vacuum cleaner. Also: CES 2026 live blog: Latest news on TVs, AI, phones, more The new Narwal Flow 2 features the company's latest technology, with 30,000Pa of suction power and multiple artificial intelligence (AI) features that set it apart in the market. The Flow 2 is a robot vacuum and mop combination that features AI-powered unlimited object recognition and the ability to adapt its cleaning scenarios for homes with pets, babies, and busy households. Using AI, the Narwal Flow 2 can automatically adapt to clean quietly near a baby's crib, and even send reminders for misplaced toys. With Pet Care Mode, the robot boosts cleaning power in pet zones, can find your pet, and features companion video calling. An AI Floor Tag feature recognizes and tags valuable items on your floors, sending you a notification and logging them with priority levels for highest avoidance. All of this (and more) object identification technology is powered by dual high-resolution 1080p RGB cameras with 136-degree FOV and a VLM OmniVision AI Model to process the visual data. The Narwal Flow 2 processes most of the visual data for object recognition on-device, but it can send whatever it cannot identify locally to a cloud-based AI model. Thanks to AI processing, Narwal claims that the Flow 2 has millimeter-level obstacle avoidance capabilities, allowing it to clean around obstacles without issue. Just like it can recognize objects on the floor, it can adjust its cleaning modes when it detects dirty areas or wet spills, much like its predecessor. Also: CES 2026 trends to watch: 5 biggest topics we're expecting at the world's biggest tech show The Flow 2 features a track mop that cleans with water at up to 140 degrees for enhanced stain removal, surpassing the capabilities of older Narwal models. Additionally, it provides 12N downward pressure during mopping. Similar to last year's Ecovacs Deebot X11 OmniCyclone, the Flow 2 dock supports fast charging when the robot returns to wash its mop, which can extend its battery life. The dock has a reusable dust bag and washable debris filter that support up to 120 days between emptying. Narwal also announced a new product category by delving into cordless and mattress vacuums. The V50 Series is a self-emptying cordless vacuum that weighs only 3.1lbs, while a new handheld mattress and furniture vacuum features 137-degree iron heating, UVC sterilization, and 16,000Pa of suction. The company has yet to confirm when the new vacuums will come to the market -- we've reached out to Narwal for further insight.

Narwal's Flow 2 robovac might help you find that earring you lost

Narwal's successor to its edge-mopping Flow robovac is here, and it sports a refreshed design along with a new cleaning mode that can scan your floor to tag valuables that you may have dropped, like jewelry, your phone, a key, wallet, and more. When the Flow 2 detects one of these items, the robovac will maintain a distance of at least 5cm to prevent vacuuming it up. The robovac will also push a notification to the Narwal app containing a photo of the item and its location on a map of your home. Narwal says the Flow 2's built-in AI system allows for "unlimited" object recognition using its dual RGB cameras that capture a 136-degree field of view. It sounds pretty neat, though you unfortunately can't send the Flow 2 on a mission to find a specific item. The Flow 2 also introduces cleaning modes focused on your pets and children, as the robovac can provide reminders when it detects misplaced toys, while avoiding crawling mats and entering a quiet mode upon approaching your baby's crib. It can locate your pet while you're away, too, as well as detect and deep-clean the areas where your furry friend hangs out the most. Aside from these new features, the Narwal Flow 2 comes with several upgrades, including up to 30,000Pa of suction (an increase from 22,000Pa on the original Flow) and 158°F hot water mopping. Similar to its predecessor, the Narwal Flow 2 offers two different kinds of docking stations: one with just a water tank and another with an automatic refill and draining function. The main difference is that the Flow 2's docking stations now come with a reusable dust bag, in addition to a washable and disposable debris filter. The Flow 2 will launch in April 2026, but there's no word on pricing just yet.

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Narwal has unveiled its Flow 2 robot vacuum and expanded cleaning lineup at CES 2026 on January 4, with a greater push of AI cleaning. Narwal's 2026 product refresh centers on the Flow 2 robot vacuum, alongside new cordless and mattress vacuums aimed at broader home cleaning. The products are on display at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, where Narwal is positioning them as a unified cleaning system covering floors, fabrics, and allergen-prone surfaces. For Apple users, the announcement matters less for platform exclusivity and more for ecosystem reliability. Robot vacuums depend heavily on iOS apps for mapping, alerts, video feeds, and remote control from an iPhone or iPad, especially as camera-based features expand. Flow 2 adds heavier AI claims and higher-end hardware Flow 2 is Narwal's flagship robot vacuum, built around the new NarMind Pro Autonomous System. The system combines dual 1080p RGB cameras with a hybrid on-device and cloud-based AI model designed to identify objects and adjust cleaning behavior in real time. Narwal says Flow 2 can recognize a wide range of household objects, capturing images locally and sending them to the cloud when the robot cannot classify an obstacle on-device. The company says this approach improves obstacle avoidance accuracy over time as the system learns from more environments. The robot includes household-specific modes aimed at pets and children. Pet Care Mode focuses on defined pet zones and supports pet detection, along with remote video monitoring. Baby Care Mode reduces noise near cribs, avoids crawling areas, and prioritizes cleaner pass patterns. An AI Floor Tag system marks valuable items, assigns a higher avoidance priority, and logs them in the app. The hardware specs are aggressive, including up to 30,000 Pa of suction paired with CarpetFocus technology and a DualFlow tangle-free brush system. Flow 2 also updates Narwal's FlowWash mopping system, increasing hot-water washing temperature from 113F to 140F while applying constant downward pressure to better remove stubborn residue. An all-in-one base station handles self-emptying, hot-water mop washing, and hot-air drying. Narwal says the station supports up to 120 days of hands-free operation and uses a reusable dust bag and washable debris filter to reduce disposable waste. Cordless and mattress vacuums extend beyond floors Narwal is also expanding beyond robot vacuums with the V50 Series cordless vacuum, which pairs a lightweight handheld design with an auto-empty base station. The vacuum weighs about 3.1 pounds and uses detachable batteries, multi-cyclone H13 filtration, and smart dirt detection for everyday cleaning. A second ultra-slim cordless vacuum is also part of the lineup, featuring a compact body, swivel head, 140 Air Watts of suction, and up to 50 minutes of runtime. Its auto-empty station supports up to 60 days of hands-free dust disposal. The U50 Series mattress vacuum targets soft furnishings and allergens rather than floors. It combines heated cleaning, UVC sterilization, high-speed tapping, and 16,000 Pa of suction, using a sealed disposable dust system designed for short maintenance cycles. None of the products are designed around Apple services like HomeKit. Dependable iOS app support is crucial as Narwal focuses on camera-based features and remote monitoring. Pricing and release timelines for these products have not been announced yet.