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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Raj Sohmshetty, Canton, MI (US);
Doug Cantriel, Marietta, GA (US);
Justin Miller, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Kilian Vas, Cologne, DE;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for swapping mobile robot batteries on battery charging stations are disclosed herein. An example system may comprise at least one mobile robot, wherein the mobile robot may be optionally coupled to a modular component, and wherein the mobile robot and the modular component may each have robot batteries configured to be detachably removed from the mobile robot and the modular component. An example system may also comprise at least one battery charging station for receiving robot or modular component batteries for charging, and also for providing charged batteries to mobile robots or modular components. Finally, the system may comprise a service provider and a network that may be used to manage data and handle interactions between the mobile robots and the battery charging stations.