![]() “We did 1:1 scale models in the studio when we started working. And while Ziggy is big (its final dimensions are still being tweaked), it will be small enough to squeeze onto a path or even through a doorway. The four wheels each have their own motor, allowing the robot to pivot without making wide turns. The entire bottom-the black portion of the system-is its battery and drive train, which distributes the weight low to make Ziggy stable, even in wind. (Its precise battery capacity is still being finalized.)Ĭrafted in conjunction with San Francisco-based design studio Box Clever, which handled the exterior design, branding, and some of the UX, it’s clear the robot is being developed with more intention than its refrigerator-on-wheels form may first reveal. Ziggy will be capable of recharging itself autonomously between jobs, but of course a charger would still have to be installed on location to refuel Ziggy. With Ziggy, any bit of open parking can become an EV charging station-or, at least, that’s the plan. This entire process isn’t just convenient for an EV driver on the go Ziggy decouples the very notion of a charging station from any singular parking spot. Once you arrive, Ziggy will pull out of the way so you can plug in your car. Ziggy will navigate parking garages and lots autonomously, so you’ll be able to book it in an app and it will pull into a numbered parking spot where it waits for you while claiming dibs on your zone. In development by the startup EV Safe Charge since 2019 (and not slated to ship until late 2023 or early 2024), Ziggy is basically a big battery on wheels that will plug into your car to recharge it. Ziggy is a robot designed to do just that. ![]() We need to build more chargers! But we also need solutions to squeeze in chargers where they might not so easily fit.
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