Rocsys unveils hands-free charging system for robotaxis, raises $13M

Rocsys launched the M1, which it calls the world’s first hands-free charging system capable of serving multiple bays in robotaxi depot operations. A single overhead-mounted unit can charge vehicles across up to 10 bays without human intervention.

The Dutch-American company also announced a $13 million Series A extension, bringing total funding to $56 million, as it prepares to scale the system across North America and Europe starting in 2027.

Solving the robotaxi charging bottleneck

As robotaxi fleets grow, charging is likely to become an operational bottleneck. Waymo now operates roughly 500,000 paid rides per week across 10 US metropolitan areas with 3,000 vehicles. Each of those vehicles needs to be charged multiple times per day, and right now, that process still largely depends on human workers plugging and unplugging chargers at depots.

Waymo currently relies on partners like Moove, Lyft’s Flexdrive, and Avis to handle depot operations, including charging, in different cities. Meanwhile, Tesla submitted plans for its first robotaxi-only Supercharger stations in Arizona, though Tesla’s purpose-built Cybercab actually uses wireless inductive charging, not plug-in Superchargers.