Specialist
General manager at an industrial robot supplier
Agenda
- Emergence of mobile charging equipment, mobile charging robot definition, commercialisation and large-scale application difficulties
- Mobile charging robot product strengths and weaknesses, battery capacity and demand outlook
- Major players by industry and type, players’ R&D and application progresses, plus key parts and components
Questions
1.
Could you tell us the definition of mobile charging robots?
2.
What are the market needs that mobile charging robots are intended to satisfy? What are the reasons behind the emergence of mobile charging robots?
3.
Could you update us on the progress in mobile charging robot R&D? Will mobile charging robots be commercialised in the short term?
4.
You said that the number of the axes of mobile charging robots’ mechanical arms can be reduced from six to four. Will players take any measures with respect to the charge-discharge speed, energy storage capacity and operating models of the robots?
5.
Some companies have developed mobile charging robots. Which types of batteries do they use for the robots?
6.
Do mobile charging robots all go up to the rooftop to be charged with solar energy? Or do some of them go to charging docks to be charged with batteries?
7.
Do most companies charge their mobile charging robots with solar energy or charging docks?
8.
Ideally, how do users use mobile charging robots to charge their new energy vehicles? Could you break down the procedures?
9.
It seems that most companies’ mobile charging robots have a capacity of 30kW/h, while some other companies’ mobile charging robots have a capacity of 40kW/h or 60kW/h. How much will the capacity of mobile charging robots increase in the future?
10.
The charging piles offered by Envision AESC and State Grid Jinhua Power Supply (国网金华) can fully charge new energy vehicles with a range of 600km in about two hours. What do you think of the charging efficiency of these products? Will their charging efficiency be increased further in the future?
11.
Will the development of mobile charging robots has any long-term impacts on traditional charging pile operators such as Star Charge and EV Power?
12.
As you know, do manufacturers of mobile charging robots use robotic arms of domestic brands or overseas brands?
13.
You mentioned that mobile charging robots may need 3D path planning, so do they need 3D vision systems?
14.
Which companies of visual systems are more likely to cooperate in the R&D of mobile charging robots?
15.
Vision system providers need to connect the data or interfaces of the vision system to the robotic arm. How about the cooperation between them?
16.
It is said that fast charging cannot be applied in residential communities because the power grid in residential communities has certain load restrictions and the communities cannot be applied with such high-voltage equipment. Can mobile charging robots solve this problem? How will the industry landscape change?
17.
This year, EV Safe Charge, a company of charging technology in the US, also launched a mobile charging robot, Ziggy, attracting more and more attention in the market. Which industries are the major players in this sector? Are they robotics companies or battery or charging companies?
18.
Do you mean that robot companies mainly supply robotic arms for mobile charging robots and foreign mobile charging robot developers mainly use Universal Robots’ products, while domestic developers mainly use the products of domestic robot companies, such as Aubo?
19.
What will be the revenue sources of mobile charging robot operators? The mobile charging robot developed by the US company EV Safe Charge is also equipped with a digital advertising display. What will be the difference between the revenue sources of such robot operators and those average ones?
20.
Do mobile charging robots have huge market potential?
