The EV-charging robot consists of a component attached to the undercarriage of the vehicle along with a charging unit positioned on the floor. German automotive technology company Continental Engineering Services (CES) in association with Austrian startup Volterio to develop a smart EV-charging robot that charges electric vehicles autonomously. Mass production of this autonomous EV-charging robot […]
Volkswagen unveils prototype EV charging robot
Volkswagen has unveiled a prototype EV charging robot, designed to charge cars in restricted parking areas such as underground car parks. The manufacturer said the idea is that the robot brings a mobile charger to a vehicle, plugs it in, then returns later to pick it up when the driver is leaving or the battery […]
VW’s prototype robot is designed to offer full-service charging for electric vehicles
Volkswagen Group has developed a mobile electric vehicle charger that can autonomously navigate parking areas, power up an EV and then make its way back to its outpost without the intervention of humans. The prototype, which VW Group Components created, aims to showcase how the automaker will expand charging infrastructure over the next few years […]
Volkswagen unveils ‘visionary’ electric car-charging robot
It independently steers to the vehicle to be charged and communicates with it: from opening the charging socket flap to connecting the plug and decoupling it LONDON : Volkswagen Group has unveiled the first glimpse of the prototypes of its mobile charging robot that can be used for fully autonomous charging of vehicles in restricted […]
INNOVATION: This Facebook robot walks on power lines to install fiber-optic cable
The system, which utilises the electrical grid to build out internet infrastructure, will be cheaper than the existing methods of laying internet cables, particularly in developing countries San Francisco: Facebook has developed an aerial fiber deployment solution that uses a robot to safely deploy a specialised fiber-optic cable on medium-voltage (MV) power lines that can […]
