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Fan and grill in rear cover
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Problem/opportunity trying to be solved
In Australia, the warehouse temperature can get very high (over35 degrees C or 100 F). When the robot is charging, there is little openings for airflow and the internal temperature (inside the chassis) can be higher than desired, particularly when in charging state. The existing panels covering the rear and top front of the chassis could be modified to allow convection airflow through the robot to allow some of the trapped heat to escape. I understand there may be consideration required for dust exclusion and a small grill and fan maybe required. Perhaps a "hot region cover" option could be designed and power taken from existing 5vDC USB ports to power a mini-fan. Another option would be to have a small air conditioner and multiple outlet hoses feeding cooled air to the bot charging stations. Only a small volume of low flow air would be required and these could be tied to each charger base. |
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Quantify the problem/opportunity
Real Sense cameras disabled on some robots due to heat in the chassis on charge. |
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What is the root cause of the problem/opportunity
Heat at charging station |
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| Customer need date | Nov 1, 2024 |
| Urgent request | No |
| Report Tag | CSM |
@Neil Bentley @Kent Rogers agree. Require supporting documentation. What is the rate of failure? Please provide the associated tickets to help support this request.
Kent - We have sites in North America and Europe which also have high ambient temperatures during summer. Please work with Erica Moyer (Origin product manager) to describe the site challenges so we can engage with engineering on corrective actions if necessary.