Way back in 2021, we ran a feature article on a company called Rocsys, which makes an automated EV charging system. The company originally saw automated vehicles as its main market, but it found customers in EV fleets that, it turns out, have several reasons for wishing to have their EVs charged automatically, without driver intervention.
Now the robotaxi market is starting to develop, and Rocsys has unveiled a new hands-free charging solution specifically designed for robotaxi fleets.
“Manual charging is emerging as a critical barrier to operational continuity,” the company tells us. “Repeated thousands of times each day, [manual] charging processes introduce cost, operational friction and safety risks, becoming a structural constraint on fleet growth and profitability.”
Rocsys has trained the new Rocsys M1 system on six years of data gleaned from using its existing system in active port operations and other high-duty environments. The M1 is currently in pilot deployment, and the company aims to begin a large-scale rollout in 2027.
The M1’s modular, multi-bay architecture allows a single system to seamlessly serve multiple vehicles across up to 10 bays. Flexible overhead mounting options, including ground- and roof-mounted configurations, are designed to integrate with virtually any depot layout, and to allow activities such as cleaning and inspection to take place during charging.
The system combines computer vision with motion intelligence, and is designed to adapt to variations in lighting, weather and vehicle positioning, achieving consistent performance. Rocsys says it achieves a 99.9%+ plug-in success rate in live environments.
Rocsys M1 is interoperable with different EVs, chargers and connector types. An overhead rail-mounted design with a flexible, long-reach robotic arm is designed to enable reliable connection and disconnection across mixed fleets, regardless of charging inlet positions.
The M1 is part of the Rocsys Platform, which integrates hardware, software and services to support autonomous fleet operations. The platform includes the Rocsys Portal for operational visibility, APIs for integration with customer IT systems, and remote monitoring with expert field support.
Rocsys has also announced a $13-million Series A funding extension led by Capricorn Partners, bringing total funding raised to date to $56M.
“Without hands-free operations, autonomy stops at the depot,” said Crijn Bouman, CEO and co-founder of Rocsys. “Based on a platform designed to extend beyond charging to automated interior cleaning and inspection, the Rocsys M1 introduces smart charging infrastructure for continuous, real-world use at scale. It enables operators to run mixed fleets autonomously, reliably and without interruption. This is the missing link for robotaxi operators to move from pilots to global deployment.”
Source: Rocsys
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