% Interesting video shows gute fahrt (good ride) on the screen, but didn't show the kuka-lbr-iiwa.com robot arm opening or closing the EV's port-door at the beginning or end of charging %
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/volkswagen-use-robots-to-plug-electric-cars-into-chargers/1/452119.html Volkswagen use robots to plug electric cars into chargers July 17, 2015 | [image http://media2.intoday.in/indiatoday/images/stories/e-connect_647_071715033718.jpg Volkswagen e-Smart Connect A camera determines the accurate location of the port and the KUKA LBR iiwa robot arm comes in with the charger. video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4rDGJ-DH1Q VW e-smartConnect TestDriven Jul 15, 2015 Volkswagen is conducting research into an electric car that can connect itself to the charging port automatically - the company is calling it e-smartConnect, and this demonstration shows the system in use with a VW e-Golf. http://www.testdriven.co.uk/vw-v-charge-valet-charging-parking/ ] A camera determines the accurate location of the port and the KUKA LBR iiwa robot arm comes in with the charger. Volkswagen is making a robot for putting the thick rubber wires at charging stations for electric vehicles (EV). The robot is called the KUKA LBR iiwa, has a big arm with seven joints, and is built for one particular work. Volkswagen is making a robot for putting the thick rubber wires at charging stations for electric cars. How it works you ask. Worry not. The EV driver has to park his car within a defined border so that the charging port aligns in an area of 20 x 20cms. Then, a camera determines the accurate location of the port and the KUKA LBR iiwa robot arm comes in with the charger. The whole point of this idea is so that charging spots for EV will never be occupied pointlessly. The cars are supposed to park by themselves and the robot will disconnect the cable after the charge is done, the car can then drive away. [© indiatoday.intoday.in] ... http://gas2.org/2015/07/23/volkswagen-rolls-out-automatic-robotic-ev-charging-station/ Volkswagen Rolls Out Automatic, Robotic EV Charging Station July 23rd, 2015 by Zachary Shahan http://www.autoevolution.com/news/how-volkswagen-is-shaping-the-future-of-electric-cars-97923.html How Volkswagen Is Shaping the Future of Electric Cars by Mihnea Radu 17th July 2015 For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2015/07/19/second-gen-tesla-roadster-in-the-works/ Second-Gen Tesla Roadster in the Works http://www.franchiseherald.com/articles/32378/20150717/tesla-model-s-sedan.htm Tesla-S Sedan Knocks Out Leaf As Best-Selling EV In The US ... http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2015/07/16/news/local/895106.txt Dual L2 EVSE in Kent-CT Town Hall parking lot + EVLN: Tesla-S EV replacement parts getting ~66% cheaper {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-VW-e-Smart-Connect-robots-plug-EVSE-into-EVs-gute-fahrt-v-tp4676926.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
