This world record breaking laser wirelessly powered a robot for 24 hours
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BGR — Australian startup Aquila just said it broke two world records while powering a moving warehouse robot for 24 hours straight, using nothing but a laser as its power source. The company shared on its LinkedIn page that it set two world records: the most power ever beamed by a laser (4 kWh) and the longest sustained delivery of laser-based power (24 hours).
The power-generating technology demonstrated by this test uses a laser fixed to a tracking platform that fires it at a target's receiver in real-time. The concept of providing power wirelessly through the use of laser beams isn't entirely new.
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