ResGreen Group International Inc. announced that it is now offering wireless battery charging for its fleet of cost-effective Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs) and Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs). Wireless charging allows vehicles to power up efficiently without requiring building modifications, such as cutting into floor to install dedicated electrical lines. In addition, one wireless station can charge a wide variety of vehicles with different batteries that require unique voltages and charge rates.

Each wireless battery charging system consists of a transmitter circuit and an onboard charger circuit. Similar to the wireless charging of a smartphone, the transmitter circuit converts power from an electrical socket into wireless power and sends it to ResGreen's PullBuddy AGV or LiliBuddy AMR. The onboard charger, which is attached to the mobile robot, converts the wireless power to the correct DC voltage for that particular vehicle. The wireless charging stations are integrated with the ResGreen's BotWay software system for real-time monitoring and control.

Metrics about charging rates, battery life, battery temperature and more are also available through BotWay.