Transport robots
Sherpa Mobile Robotics cooperates with Wiferion
To guarantee its customers high system availability, Sherpa Mobile Robotics (SMR) equips its mobile, collaborative robots with the etaLINK 3000 series of inductive charging systems from Wiferion.
Robotics specialist Sherpa Mobile Robotics develops, produces and markets autonomous, collaborative robots for logistics and production. "We offer our customers an efficient automation solution to optimize their logistics processes," says Damien Winling, Technical Director at SMR. "The high availability of our robots is central to this. With Wiferion's wireless charging technology, we eliminate downtimes during charging breaks and thus significantly increase productivity."
IFOY for battery charging system
With 3 kW of power, the IFOY Award-winning inductive battery charging system enables efficient in-process charging of Sherpa's cobots. The advantage: when the AMRs approach the charging station - regardless of the direction - the charging process starts fully automatically in less than a second. With an efficiency of 93 percent according to the company, even short stops can be used for the energy supply.
Further robots equipped with inductive loading system
The Sherpa-B robot for container transport is currently equipped with the inductive loading system. SMR will gradually implement the Wiferion solutions in all other robots. "Our Sherpa-P for transporting pallets will also be equipped with the etaLINK system," continues the Technical Director. "We are convinced that by combining our technology with Wiferion's energy systems, we will offer our customers the perfect solution for optimizing their processes and gaining further market share."
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