We tested: Narwal Freo X10 Pro – the king of the mid-range category has arrived!

The Narwal Freo X10 Pro is finally a robot that can actually clean corners!

Check out my video test of the vacuum cleaner too!

Introduction – What is this article about?

The market for robot vacuum cleaners has started to become a bit boring in recent years, at least in the mid-range and below, as if everyone was playing the same tune, all we saw on the boxes was a war of numbers in terms of suction power. I've been waiting for a long time for a machine that offers more than that, that not only promises to mop, but actually, physically does so that mopping is not just a wet caress. The name Narwal may not yet ring a bell in every household, but the manufacturer is trying to break into the big leagues with its innovative mopping solutions. I must say, with great success!

Now I have the Narwal Freo X10 Pro in my hands, which on paper is a real monster: brutal suction power, smart navigation, and a mopping system that supposedly eliminates the eternal enemy of robots, dirty corners. But is the situation really that rosy, or is this just a marketing ploy? In this test, I gave the machine a thorough run, cleaned up our kitchen, threw everything I could find in front of it, and saw if a machine with this price tag could compete in the 2025 field.

But, before I start testing, I need to place the Narwal Freo X10 Pro in Narwal's range so that everyone can manage their skills and knowledge in the right place.

So, the first Narwal machine I had was the Freo X Plus. It was a simple-looking machine without a dust bag dock, but it was only during the test that I realized how good it was. I was amazed by the navigation capabilities, even though there were no cameras, 3D scanning, I was amazed by the cleaning capabilities, the suction power, and last but not least, the phone software, which not only caught up with Xiaomi, but also really humiliated it.

In my second and third Narwal Test, I tried two Z-category machines. The big bang for me was the Z Ultra. Then came the Z10 Ultra, which was even more capable, and in this I first saw the company's sideways-extending MOP solution, which made it possible to mop corners perfectly. This machine didn't bother me so much, not because it wasn't good, but because it had relatively few new features compared to the Z Ultra. Finally, the last machine I had was the Narwal Freo S, which didn't impress me at all, I didn't even understand why and why this machine was made, because I thought that my first guest, the Freo X Plus, was better in almost everything.

I wrote these because the Narwal Freo X10 Pro I just tested was the one that cleared up my head and classified the machines into the appropriate classes. According to this, the first Freo X Plus I had was not low-end, but mid-range. The AZ series, on the other hand, is the absolute top category (only the Narwal Freo Flow is more expensive due to the new type of mopping system), while the S is the lower category.

I'll stop rambling now, just a little longer!

So the Freo S with the self-draining dock is the lower category, then the mid-range X cannot be left without a dock either, and in fact, it must display significant capabilities compared to the S. THAT'S WHY THE NARWAL FREO X10 PRO WAS MADE!

So, think of this machine as a mid-range machine, but Narwal has added some high-end capabilities here and there, and with this mix, I think we got one of, if not the best mid-range machines on the market at a price we never dared to dream of before!

Well, you can read the test of this machine now!

Exterior, accessories and the “garage” – Narwal Freo X10 Pro

Upon unpacking, it's immediately apparent that the Narwal Freo X10 Pro doesn't skimp on things. A particularly large, rounded, white base station comes out of the box, which is most reminiscent of a modern garage. The robot parks completely inside, so we don't stub our toes on the protruding parts at night, which also gives the apartment a much cleaner look aesthetically.

This docking station or base station looks exactly the same as the higher-end Z series stations, but there is one important difference. This is the lack of a detergent tank. In other words, the Narwal Freo X10 Pro mops with “only” clean water. During the test, I am very curious to see how much this affects efficiency!

Let's go on!

Opening the top of the Narwal Freo X10 Pro base station reveals two huge water tanks: one is the 5-liter clean water tank (you can put non-foaming detergent here, so you can also mop with detergent), and the other is the 4,5-liter dirty water tank. This capacity is more than enough to avoid having to run to the tap after every cleaning. The dust bag is hidden behind a magnetic lid on the front panel, and with its 2,5-liter capacity, it can collect dirt for up to 120 days without us having to touch it. This obviously depends on the size and dirtiness of your home, as a large dog can make quite a mess of the 120-day mark.

The robot vacuum cleaner itself also has interesting features. At the top, the usual LiDAR tower scans the environment, but the real excitement is below. The main brush is a special, floating roller brush, which has a half-bristled, half-silicone lamellar design, and according to the manufacturer, it is tangle-free because it guides the hairs to the side. On the side, we find a single side brush that works dynamically in the corners. This side brush is also interesting, as it can change its profile, thanks to which the cleaning will be better and, importantly, hair and fabric fibers will not get tangled on it either.

The most striking element, however, is the two triangular (Reuleaux triangle) mops. These are not your typical round bangs; their shape and overlapping motion ensure that there is no streak left in the middle. Charging contacts on the back of the robot and a bunch of sensors (front 3D structured light, side sensors) complete the picture, ensuring that the machine does not hit furniture.

Although it's part of the specification, I have to highlight the aforementioned corner mopping. The Narwal Freo X10 Pro has the side-extending MOP of the top Z and Flow generations, which is capable of mopping corners and hard-to-reach places, typically places where the vacuum cleaner wouldn't fit otherwise.

Specification – Narwal Freo X10 Pro

Browsing the technical data sheet, the first number that strikes you is the suction power: 11,000 Pascal. This is an outstanding value in the current field, practically rivaling the power of a corded vacuum cleaner, which guarantees that it can remove even the deepest dust from the carpet. The MOP's motor spins the mop heads at 180 revolutions per minute while exerting 8 Newtons of pressure on the floor - this is not just wiping, this is actually scrubbing.

An LDS laser system is responsible for navigation, complemented by a bidirectional 3D structured light-based obstacle avoidance system. This can measure objects with millimeter accuracy, so in principle it can also avoid toys or slippers left on the floor. The threshold climbing ability is 2 cm, which is sufficient for most apartments.

How does structured light navigation work?

The technology in the nose of the Narwal Freo X10 Pro is not magic, although it may seem like it at first glance: it is structured light-based sensing. Imagine a special flashlight on the front of the robot that not only shines smoothly, but also continuously projects a pattern (usually infrared) that is invisible to the naked eye - for example, dense grids or stripes - onto the floor in front of the machine. This light pattern serves as the robot's "feeler" during cleaning.

The principle of operation is based on the distortion of the pattern. As long as the floor is flat and empty, the projected grid remains regular. However, as soon as an object – be it a forgotten slipper, a pet’s toy or a cable winding on the ground – gets in its way, the light pattern projected onto it becomes distorted, the lines bending around the shape of the object. Just as an image projected onto a projection screen would become distorted if a ball were held in the path of the light.

The robot's built-in sensors monitor this distortion for a fraction of a second. Since the machine's software knows exactly the original, regular pattern, it can calculate the distance, size and shape of the obstacle in front of it with millimetre accuracy from the amount of distortion. This method is much more reliable than traditional cameras, as it does not monitor the color or contrast of the object (which can be deceptive in the dark), but its spatial extent, so Narwal confidently avoids even the smallest obstacles, even in complete darkness.

The battery has a capacity of 5200 mAh, which according to the manufacturer's data allows for up to 210 minutes of continuous cleaning, so it can handle even larger apartments of up to 100-150 square meters in one go. The system includes automatic carpet detection, which works with ultrasound: in this case, the robot raises the mop heads by 10 mm to avoid wetting the upholstery.

The base station is not only a charger, but also a complete maintenance center. The Narwal Freo X10 Pro mops are washed, dried with 45°C hot air to combat bacteria and odors, and of course, vacuumed out the dust from the robot. The dust collection technology is also interesting: the robot compresses the trash in its dust container, so it needs to be emptied less often. Of course, you can set it in the app to empty the container every time it returns to the base (of course, only after vacuuming), but this is not mandatory.

It is important to mention that not only does the hot water washing of the MOPs in the dock and the drying after mopping help kill pathogens, but the machine also disinfects and sterilizes the dust. Seriously, the Narwal Freo X10 Pro (and the Z generation as well) is such that, with a slight exaggeration, every time I open the app, I always find some new fine-tuning option!

Software and Application – Narwal Freo X10 Pro

The soul of the robot is the Narwal Freo application, which is fortunately available for iOS and Android. It can communicate in many languages, not surprisingly Hungarian is not among them. This is not good because the vacuum cleaner is quite talkative anyway. During the test, for example, it even asked us to clear the exit because it could not start working (the cats sat in front of the machine and sniffed it). Pairing is super easy, after scanning the QR code it connects to the Wi-Fi network in seconds (it only supports 2.4 GHz, or if your router is smart and manages both 2,4 and 5 GHz networks, it can use this as well). When first started, the machine performs a quick mapping, which took me just 5-6 minutes on a 90 sq m floor. You can't even start cleaning without the first mapping.

The application interface is very clean and very logical. On the main screen we see the map, which we can edit as we wish: we can split or merge rooms, draw virtual walls, and even place furniture in the virtual space. The customizability of the cleaning modes is exemplary: you can choose to vacuum only, mop only, both at the same time, or – what I recommend – the “vacuum then mop” sequence for the most perfect result.

As with all Narwal tests, I would like to highlight the “Freo Mind” mode, which is the intelligent automatic mode. In this case, the robot itself determines how dirty the floor is (using its sensors) and, if necessary, returns to an area to mop again. You can also set how often the mop should return to the base to wash it (e.g. after every room or every 8-10-12 square meters), and you can also control the intensity of the mop drying, here you can choose between quiet, fast or smart drying. For carpet cleaning, you can set it to raise the mop, avoid the carpet, or increase the suction power.

Experiences – Narwal Freo X10 Pro

I started testing with the most critical part: navigation and obstacle avoidance. I intentionally left children's shoes, cables, and small objects, such as an apple, in front. The Narwal Freo X10 Pro maneuvered surprisingly well. Thanks to the front sensors, it didn't bump into anything, but rather avoided them nicely, within centimeters. What didn't work, however, and the machine failed, was the charging cable. It wasn't lying on the floor in its entirety, and I rolled it up to make it easier, but that wasn't enough either. The resolution and finesse of the obstacle detection using structured light simply wasn't enough to recognize the cable. The good news is that it did see the relatively flat remote control.

Here, the mapping also fits in with orientation. This is also good, but not as much as in the case of the Z generation. The map will not be as perfect. It is usable, I added the furniture afterwards, but in the case of the Z, a lot of furniture, for example, is automatically added to the map if the machine recognizes what the furniture is. There is no trace of that here. At the same time, the mapping is not bad, but afterwards you have to work a little more on refining the map, merging or splitting the rooms, because of course there is a way to do this too, as well as specifying which room is which.

Obstacle detection and avoidance deserve a 4,5 rating from me. It is noticeably worse than the Z generation, as there is no object recognition here, but for its category and price, the device still worked impressively intelligently!

The vacuuming performance is brutal thanks to the 11,000 Pascal. For the sake of the test, I sprinkled a mixture of flour, rice and cat food. I didn't sprinkle a little, but a brutal lot! The machine picked up 95% of the dirt on the first pass, but it took two more passes for complete success. I should note that this was not a normal cleaning at all, the robot does not encounter this amount of dirt in any household on a daily basis.

What I particularly liked was the “anti-tangle” main brush. I used the machine for a week during the test, during which time not a single stray hair or strand of fabric remained on the brush., but the air current carried them into the tank.

But the mopping definitely steals the show. The triangular mops and the 8 Newton pressure force are no joke. I didn't elaborate here either, a brutal amount I put ketchup in his path. The Freo X10 Pro didn't just smear them, it actually rubbed them. The real magic happens in the corners: with the “EdgeReach” function, the robot can push one of the mop pads to the side and swing its bottom, so it can clean along the skirting board and in corners, where other robots only chase dust mites.

I mopped directly with clean water, which seemed to be the result, and here we can see again why Generation Z is better. I'll write it again, there was an unusual amount of ketchup on the floor, and it cleaned it up with honor, but even after the second mop, the floor was still a little sticky. I'm almost sure that if I had put some mop liquid in the clean water tank, this stickiness would have disappeared.

I'm also absolutely certain that a normal amount of ketchup, say 2-3 drops, wouldn't have caused any problems, even with clean water, but that's the test, I'm pushing everything to the limit!

The carpet test didn't go well for me. We have only one runner in the hallway, there are no fringes or threads on it, it's perfectly flat, you can even wash and mop it, we bought one for a reason (we have two children). Well, the machine didn't detect this carpet and it didn't indicate on the map that it found a carpet. It mopped it as it should. Let's say that this wasn't a problem in our case, quite the opposite.

I looked at quite a few Narwal Freo X10 Pro reviews online afterwards, and they all said that the carpet detection was flawless, and some mentioned that the vacuum cleaner not only lifted the MOP on the long-pile carpet, but also itself on its wheels (as if it was trying to go over a threshold), so as not to wet the carpet at all. That's good, but I still say what I suggested above, choose the vacuuming AND mopping mode, not the vacuuming AND mopping mode, but the vacuuming and THEN mopping mode. It takes a little longer, since you have to go all the way through the apartment vacuuming and then mopping again, but this way you won't get the carpet wet at all.

Maintenance is really minimal. Once the cleaning was finished, the robot returned to the base, where it audibly washed the mops (the contents of the dirty water tank confirmed that there was something to wash), and then started drying. The hot air drying is quiet (say, it's annoying in the bedroom at night) and it completely dried the heads in 3-4 hours, thus avoiding stink. The dust bag capacity seems really large, you don't even have to look at it for weeks.

Conclusion – Narwal Freo X10 Pro

The Narwal Freo X10 Pro is clearly a high-end device, but it does so with a price tag that will make many people think. Its mopping ability is one of the best on the market: the triangular mops, strong pressure, and mechanics that reach into corners leave a cleanliness that I've seen from few robots before. Its vacuuming performance with its powerful suction power and tangle-free brush is also excellent, making it especially beneficial for pet owners.

It's not a flawless machine, the base station takes up a lot of space, it didn't recognize our carpet, but the intelligent navigation and obstacle avoidance solve most situations, except for the charging cable, which you shouldn't leave out because it will eat it up. The app is the real extra for me, I love it, I mean it, I love this app with its adjustability, or with that really well-functioning Freo mode that automates and optimizes everything without us having to do anything.

Overall, the Narwal Freo X10 Pro is for those who don't want to compromise on mopping and want their robot to truly keep their floors clean for weeks on end. If you're looking for a robot and the quality of mopping is important, this machine should be at the top of your list.

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Questions and answers

1. Can the Narwal Freo X10 Pro really clean corners? Yes, thanks to EdgeReach technology, the robot can push the mop head to the side and "swing" its back, so it can reach corners and along skirting boards.

2. How often should the Narwal Freo X10 Pro dust bag be emptied? According to the manufacturer, the dust bag and compression technology allow for up to 120 days of maintenance-free use, but this obviously depends on the level of dirt in the home and the number of pets.

3. Will a pressure of 8 Newtons scratch the parquet? No, the material of the mop heads is soft and the pressure is even, so it cleans effectively without damaging the hard floor.

4. Can the Narwal Freo X10 Pro detect and avoid cables left on the ground? Yes, it uses 3D structured light and sensors to detect obstacles, including cables and shoes, although you should be careful with very thin wires.

5. Can I use my own cleaning agent in the Narwal Freo X10 Pro tank? The manufacturer recommends its own special cleaning agent, but other non-foaming cleaning agents specifically designed for robot vacuum cleaners can also be used. Do not add foaming agents!

6. How loud is the drying process of the Narwal Freo X10 Pro? The drying process is quite quiet, the base station circulates 45°C air, which is barely audible, so it is not disturbing even at night.

7. Can the Narwal Freo X10 Pro speak Hungarian? No, the vacuum cleaner can speak English, German, and many other languages, but unfortunately not Hungarian.

8. What high threshold can the Narwal Freo X10 Pro pass? The Narwal Freo X10 Pro can officially pass over 2 cm high thresholds without any problems.

9. Will my carpet get wet while mopping? No, the ultrasonic sensor detects the carpet and the robot automatically raises the mop heads by 10 mm so that they do not touch the upholstery.

10. Does the Narwal Freo X10 Pro's navigation work in the dark? Yes, because LiDAR uses laser navigation, the robot can navigate and create maps perfectly even in complete darkness.