Narwal Flow 2 at CES 2026: Sees Everything, Cleans Smarter - Yanko Design
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Narwal Flow 2 at CES 2026: Sees Everything, Cleans Smarter - Yanko Design
"Robot vacuums quietly went from novelty to background appliance, yet many still behave like polite bumper cars. They avoid walls, follow schedules, and send maps, but they do not really understand what they are seeing. A cable, a sock, and a pet toy often get the same treatment, which is why people still hover nearby during automatic cleaning runs, ready to intervene when the robot inevitably gets confused by something obvious."
"The Narwal Flow 2 uses dual RGB cameras and a VLA OmniVision model running on a 10 TOPS AI platform to capture 1.5 million data points per second. It categorizes objects as no-risk, low-risk, mid-risk, or high-risk, then adjusts distance and behavior accordingly. Walls invite close cleaning within 8 mm, pet bowls get 20 mm of space, and high-risk items like pet waste trigger a protective bypass at 70 mm."
Narwal Flow 2 combines dual RGB cameras, a VLA OmniVision model, and a 10 TOPS AI platform to capture 1.5 million data points per second. NarMind Pro autonomous system and a foundation-model brain recognize objects and assign no-, low-, mid-, or high-risk categories that change distance and behavior. Walls receive close cleaning within 8 mm, pet bowls get 20 mm of space, and high-risk items such as pet waste trigger a 70 mm protective bypass. Adaptive smart cleaning alters strategy for dry debris, wet spills, and heavy messes. The 2026 dock features a frosted glass status bar and easy-lift water tanks designed for visible placement.
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