Long-term storage of a robot containing a battery, robot configuration and method of operating the robot

Abstract

A robot contains a battery module which has a battery and a battery manager managing the battery. The battery manager is configured to set the battery module into a deep sleep mode upon receiving a sleep signal and to terminate the deep sleep mode upon receiving a wake-up signal. The robot is configured to generate the wake-up signal without the use of energy from the battery. A robot arrangement contains the robot and a charging station for the robot which has a counter-interface for providing the electrical energy. The robot can be coupled to the charging station such that the interface can be supplied with the electrical energy from the counter-interface. In a method for operating a robot or the robot arrangement, the wake-up signal is generated without the use of energy from the battery.

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