Patent ID: 11926045
Assignee: IAM ROBOTICS, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  G  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 10:
11. A system for use in a logistics facility, the system comprising:
a central server; and
at least one mobile robot comprising:
a field replaceable battery including at least one battery cell contained within a main body, a charging interface for connecting the at least one battery cell to an external power source, a blind mate connector electrically connected to the at least one battery cell, and a charge sensor configured to sense a charge state of the at least one battery cell, the main body having a generally rectangular shape and comprising a bottom wall spaced apart from a top wall, opposing front and back walls, and opposing first and second side walls, wherein each of the first and second side walls extend from the bottom wall to the top wall, and each of the front and back walls extend between ends of the first and second side walls;
a mobile base comprising a cavity having an open front side opposite a closed back side, the cavity configured to accept the field replaceable battery through the open front side to an engaged position therein, wherein the cavity comprises a second blind mate connector position on an inner wall thereof, and wherein the second blind mate connector is configured to engage the blind mate connector of the field replaceable battery;
a robot memory; and
a robot processor,

wherein the robot memory comprises computer program instructions executable by the robot processor to receive a signal indicative of the charge state of the at least one battery cell and send data regarding the charge state to the central server via a wireless network,
wherein the cavity of the mobile base comprises opposing inner side walls extending from the open front side to the closed back side of the cavity, each of the inner side walls having a device connection positioned thereon, wherein the device connections are angled upward from the open front side to the closed back side of the cavity; and
wherein the field replaceable battery comprises a battery connection on each of the first and second side wall of the main body, each of the battery connections angled with respect to a longitudinal axis of the main body, wherein the angle is upward from the front wall to back wall of the main body so that engagement with each of the device connections lifts the field replaceable battery into an engaged position that is elevated with respect to a disengaged position and a floor surface on which the mobile base resides.