Battery and a system for swapping and/or charging a battery of a mobile robot

Abstract

A battery configured to be attached to a battery holder for use by a mobile robot comprising: a battery body encapsulating the battery; at least two electrical connectors protruding from the battery body; at least one fixing unit located on the battery body said fixing unit configured to fix the battery to the battery holder; at least two damping pins protruding from the battery body; and at least one battery communication component configured to transmit battery status data. A battery holder configured to hold the battery and at least one of storing, swapping and charging a battery.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A battery configured to be attached to a battery holder, said battery for use by a mobile robot, the battery comprising:
 (a) a battery body encapsulating the battery;   (b) at least two electrical connectors protruding from the battery body;   (c) at least one fixing unit located on the battery body, said at least one fixing unit configured to fix the battery to the battery holder;   (d) at least two damping pins protruding from the battery body comprising a distal top and a proximal base, said proximal base located closer to the battery body than to the distal top, wherein a minimum bounding circle of the proximal base is larger than a minimum bounding circle of the distal top; and   (e) at least one battery communication component configured to at least transmit battery status data.