Batteries / Power Supplies

As robotics scales across industries, companies need a maintenance strategy to collect and use the right data to minimize downtime.

Ben Waters discusses opportunity charging, battery life, and the infrastructure needed to keep growing robot fleets running.

Several factors, from sensors to safety and robotic arms or mobile platforms, help determine the selection of a brushless DC or BLDC motor.

Ben Waters explains why opportunity charging is becoming essential for keeping autonomous robot fleets moving, scalable, and operationally efficient.

Nyobolt is providing power technology for Digit 5 that enables Agility’s humanoid to work up to 20 hours a day.

Decommissioning a humanoid robot is not a matter of traditional scrapping. It’s a highly technical, high-stakes surgical endeavor.

Computational overload is not a bug of a specific planner, but an edge AI wall limiting physical and embodied AI.

A robotic swarm typically relies on centralized or decentralized power management, but a hybrid approach could offer the best of both.

Kollmorgen discusses the importance of fitting voltage systems closely to the application while still making the best use of infrastructure.

igus says its new twisterchain energy chain provides cable management for challenging industrial robotics applications such as palletizing.

The FCC has banned some foreign humanoids, which industry experts say could help U.S. industry but hinder innovation.

Under the agreement, KULR will supply its KULR ONE Space battery systems to power JOY’s onboard systems on the ISS.

Mitsubishi Electric opened Serendie Street Boston, its first Western digital transformation hub dedicated to collaboration and innovation.

To be used in industrial applications, humanoid robots must meet application-relevant criteria. Fraunhofer IPA has developed a benchmark for third-party analysis.

The companies will combine EnPower’s electrode and pouch cell manufacturing capabilities with Anthro Energy’s Proteus electrolyte platform.

Nyobolt has grown its revenue fivefold year over year as its high-efficiency power systems enable greater robot performance.

Version 3 of the VDA 5050 communications framework serves as a toolkit for mixed fleets of mobile robots, says German association VDMA.

U.S.-based Allient will show its products designed for automated guided vehicles and autonomous mobile robots in Germany.

TRACO Power says its new TMR 8WI series of converters is designed to be compact, efficient, and reliable in extreme conditions.

ABB Robotics said new energy consumption measurement will allow end users to make more informed decisions and support sustainability efforts.

Assistive Technology Development, or ATDev, is working with people with disabilities to develop systems for rehab and daily tasks.

igus continues its drive for efficiency with a customizable AMR, the E1 one-piece energy chain, and expanded U.S. production.