Hardware

Battery Swapping

Battery swapping is the practice of exchanging a robot's depleted battery pack for a charged one, manually or at automated swap stations, so the platform returns to service in minutes rather than waiting through a charge cycle. It is common for drone fleets, warehouse AMRs, and inspection robots, and several humanoid manufacturers have adopted hot-swappable packs; the alternative approach is opportunistic autonomous dock charging.

Why it matters for physical AI

Fleet economics hinge on utilization, and swap-capable designs keep robots earning around the clock, while energy budgets remain a binding constraint on the compute that can run onboard for large learned models.