Docking station for humanoid robot

A humanoid robot comprising:

• a torso;
• a battery pack housed within the torso and configured to provide power to the humanoid robot;
• a magnetic receptacle arranged on the torso of the humanoid robot, the magnetic receptacle comprising:
• at least one magnet configured to magnetically couple with a corresponding magnet of a magnetic connector of a cable assembly;
• and
• a plurality of conductive contacts configured to electrically couple with corresponding conductive contacts of the magnetic connector when the magnetic connector is coupled to the magnetic receptacle;
• a charging controller electrically coupled to the plurality of conductive contacts and the battery pack, the charging controller configured to receive direct current via the plurality of conductive contacts for charging the battery pack;
• and
• a compute communicatively coupled to the charging controller and configured to establish a data communication link with a docking station via the cable assembly.

A system comprising:

• a humanoid robot comprising:
• a torso;
• a battery pack housed within the torso and configured to provide power to the humanoid robot;
• and
• a magnetic receptacle arranged on a rear extent of the torso of the humanoid robot, the magnetic receptacle comprising at least one magnet;
• and
• a docking station comprising:
• a cable assembly comprising a cable and a magnetic connector coupled to an end of the cable, the magnetic connector comprising a corresponding at least one magnet configured to magnetically couple with the at least one magnet of the magnetic receptacle when the magnetic connector is brought into proximity to the magnetic receptacle;
• and
• a power supply unit configured to provide power to the cable assembly for charging the battery pack of the humanoid robot when the magnetic connector is coupled to the magnetic receptacle.