Robotic Battery Swapping

Battery swapping for new-energy heavy-duty trucks is a critical link in recharging efficiency, and the alignment accuracy and takt time of each swap directly affect operational efficiency. Most swapping stations sit in semi-outdoor environments, placing high demands on the environmental adaptability of vision imaging. With demanding retrofit standards and complex process flows, conventional vision solutions struggle to work reliably in complex outdoor conditions.

• Truck batteries are extremely heavy, making traditional solutions inefficient and risky.
• Semi-outdoor environments with direct sunlight and drastic lighting changes pose major vision challenges.
• Demanding retrofit standards and complex process flows make stable localization difficult for conventional solutions.

Built on DexForce Technology's embodied AI architecture, the KINGFISHER-W-3003 binocular stereo intelligent camera reconstructs the battery area in 3D under direct sunlight and outputs high-precision point clouds. The DexVerse® embodied AI engine identifies battery boundaries and key features, outputs 6D poses in real time, and plans grasping paths. The system guides the gantry robot to grasp the battery with precision, completing automatic alignment and transfer throughout the entire swapping process.

• Clear imaging in semi-outdoor strong light: China's only binocular stereo intelligent camera generates high-precision point clouds through deep learning models, solving the challenge of high-precision imaging under intense light.
• Fast battery center localization: advanced vision algorithms quickly and accurately locate the battery center to guide precise gantry grasping, significantly improving swapping alignment efficiency.
• Stable and reliable heavy-load grasping: mature collision-avoidance algorithms prevent collisions between the battery and the swapping mechanism, keeping heavy-load grasping stable.
• Native edge computing that consumes no industrial PC resources: point cloud analysis is completed locally on the camera, making integration simple.

The DexForce Technology DexVerse® Spatial and Embodied Intelligence Suite helped the customer's truck battery swapping station achieve automatic alignment and unmanned operation, dramatically reducing the safety risks of handling heavy batteries. Alignment efficiency and operational stability at the swapping station improved significantly, helping the automotive industry accelerate its transition toward intelligence and electrification.