Tesla first revealed a snake-like prototype charging robot back in 2015, but since then, nothing similar to that has hit the market. So, engineer Pat Larson decided to take things into his own hands by creating an automatic charging robot using off-the-shelf parts. How? The brain of the robot is powered by a Raspberry Pi 4, paired with a camera that uses computer vision and machine learning to detect where the charging port is. Read more for a video and additional information.
Yes, the camera can recognize the charging port by using the charge port door reflector and the illuminated blue logo. It then uses this data to accurately line up the charging cable, but it can’t open the charge port door itself, so that’s where the Tesla API comes in. Sure, the arm may require a few self-corrections, but in the end, it’s able to successfully charge the vehicle without human input.
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