Robot docking stations and systems and methods thereof can provide for automatic charging of mobile robots. Such stations can include a guide system configured to guide a mobile robot onto or into the station and prevent the robot from moving off or out of the station. The guide system can have zones or position-sensing parts that correspond to walking or rotating parts of a mobile robot (such as legs, wheels, or crawler belts of a robot), and one or more sensors of the station can be configured to sense when the walking or rotating parts of the robot are positioned over, in, or abutting the zones or position-sensing parts of the station. And, an electrical charger assembly of the station can be configured to move into a charging position when the sensor(s) sense that the robot parts are positioned over, in, or abutting the station zones or parts.


    Access

    Download


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    ROBOT DOCKING STATIONS


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2024-08-01


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / B25J Manipulatoren , MANIPULATORS / H02J CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER , Schaltungsanordnungen oder Systeme für die Abgabe oder Verteilung elektrischer Leistung



    Robot docking stations

    POLUBOIARINOV SERGEI | European Patent Office | 2024

    Free access

    ROBOT DOCKING STATIONS

    POLUBOIARINOV SERGEI | European Patent Office | 2022

    Free access

    Marine docking stations

    KÅRE SYVERTSEN / JAN VIDAR AARSNES / DAVE TALLONEN | European Patent Office | 2018

    Free access

    Marine docking stations

    SYVERTSEN KARE / TALLONEN DAVE / AARSNES JAN VIDAR | European Patent Office | 2016

    Free access

    Marine docking stations

    SYVERTSEN KÅRE / TALLONEN DAVE / AARSNES JAN VIDAR | European Patent Office | 2016

    Free access