Narwal is best known for its robot vacuums, but now it’s bringing a stick vacuum to the US. The new Narwal V50 Cube, announced at IFA in September, is the company’s first cordless dry vacuum in the US, and it comes with a compact base station that empties the dustbin. If you’re building out a smart home cleaning setup, it’s an interesting alternative to the usual stick vacuums.
Narwal announced the V50 Cube today after showing it off at IFA. It’s now available on Narwal’s website and Amazon. The MSRP is $649.99, but Narwal is offering a launch price of $499.99 through November 30. I’ve been using the Narwal V50 Cube for the past month, and absolutely love it. I’ll have a full review coming out later today.
The base station is the main draw. Narwal’s TurboEmpty System uses vertical airflow to pull debris into a sealed 0.8-gallon antibacterial bag, which Narwal says can hold up to 100 days of dirt. During each emptying cycle, the brush roll loosens tangled hair and a scraping ring wipes residue off the inside of the dust cup. There’s also six-layer filtration with dual H13 HEPA filters and a UV-C light to help keep dust and odors from escaping.
The dock also stores your attachments and wands, and it charges a second swappable battery. Together, the two batteries give you up to 110 minutes of runtime, though Narwal notes that’s in Eco mode with the main brush.
How the Narwal V50 Cube cleans
The V50 Cube uses a 450W motor with 210AW of suction and 28,000Pa of vacuum pressure. Its ZeroWrap roller brush combines soft velvet fibers for hard floors with a silicone roller that vibrates carpets at 7,500 beats per minute to shake loose embedded dirt, and it’s designed to prevent hair from wrapping around the brush.
Narwal also borrowed some tech from its robot vacuums. CarpetFocus automatically lowers the brush plate when it detects carpet to create a tighter seal. AI DirtSense uses optical sensors to detect how dirty a spot is and automatically adjusts suction. A 145-degree green light on the front also shows dust you might otherwise miss.
The handheld body weighs just 3.1 pounds, which makes it easy to use on stairs, ceilings, and in your car. It can also lie completely flat to reach under beds and couches.
Auto-empty docks have become standard on robot vacuums, so it makes sense to see one on a stick vacuum. Emptying a dustbin over the trash is one of my least favorite chores, since it always sends a cloud of dust back into the air. At $499.99, the V50 Cube undercuts plenty of premium stick vacuums, especially ones without a self-emptying dock.
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