Articles about wireless charging

Electric Sky wins DARPA grant to work on focused power beaming system for drones

A startup called Electric Sky says it’s begun building its first Whisper Beam transmitter for providing tightly focused wireless power… Read More

PowerLight and Ericsson demonstrate laser beaming system to power 5G stations

Beaming power wirelessly using laser beams has been the stuff of science fiction for decades — but Kent, Wash.-based PowerLight… Read More

WiBotic wins European seals of approval for its wireless robot charging systems

Two of the wireless charging systems made by Seattle-based WiBotic have won safety approvals in Europe, marking what the startup’s… Read More

Charge! WiBotic’s Commander software plots the power plan for fleets of robots

It’s hard enough to remember to keep your smartphone charged up, so can you imagine how much harder it’d be… Read More

Seattle startup WiBotic secures FCC approval for wireless system to charge robots, drones and more

WiBotic, Seattle-based makers of a wireless charging system that uses high-power transmitters and receivers to power up batteries on drones,… Read More

WiBotic raises $5.7M to boost wireless systems for charging up robots and drones

Seattle-based Wibotic says it’s secured $5.7 million in fresh investment to ramp up development of its wireless charging and power… Read More

Startup unveils a wireless power system that can give a lift to DJI drones

Seattle-based WiBotic is unveiling a wireless power system designed for DJI’s commercial-grade drones, a product that opens the way for… Read More

Podcast

Week In Geek Podcast: Tech tangles with politics over net neutrality and government incentives

The tech industry’s entanglements with politics were on full display this week. Washington and other states are fighting the FCC’s… Read More

Charging your smartphone with lasers? Engineers say it’s not as scary as it sounds

Engineers at the University of Washington have demonstrated that it’s possible to charge up your smartphone using laser beams. Perhaps… Read More

LaserMotive makes a switch to PowerLight and focuses on beaming power over fiber

The company formerly known as LaserMotive is coming out of stealth mode with a new name — PowerLight Technologies — and a… Read More

UW spinout WiBotic unveils its PowerPad wireless charging system for drones

Seattle-based WiBotic today took the wraps off an integrated wireless charging pad for drones, as well as an onboard charger… Read More

Working Geek: Ossia CEO Mario Obeidat takes organizational cues from his kids

It’s been a little over two months since Mario Obeidat took over as CEO of wireless charging company Ossia. He… Read More

Wireless energy for drones? Intellectual Ventures beams power with metamaterials

BELLEVUE, Wash. – Wireless power transmission has been a dream since the days of Nikola Tesla, but Intellectual Ventures is… Read More

Proposed wireless charging station would make dead batteries ‘a thing of the past’

Imagine the living room of the future — AI-controlled heating and cooling systems, VR gear strewn across the floor, and best… Read More

Apple reportedly working on wireless charging for iPhone next year

In Jony Ive’s mind, the ideal Apple product probably doesn’t have any ports at all, just a shiny box of… Read More

New wireless charging chips power devices up to 30 feet away, running on Ossia technology

The wireless charging we have today is barely wireless. Right now, if you are too lazy to plug a wire… Read More

Apple files patent for iPad cover with wireless charging

People who are tired of charging their iPads by plugging them in may have a solution soon, if a new… Read More

Getting a wireless jolt with java: Hands-on with the new cell phone charging stations at Starbucks

SAN FRANCISCO — When Starbucks announced plans to add wireless charging mats to cafes in San Francisco, GeekWire decided it would… Read More

Power-up with your latte? Starbucks installs wireless charging at 200 San Francisco stores

Starbucks customers now have a new way to power smartphones while sipping lattes. The company rolled out wireless charging… Read More

Ossia raising another $24M for wireless charging technology

Ossia, a Redmond-based startup developing wireless charging technology, is raising $24 million. The six-year-old company confirmed today that it has already… Read More

Power up: Starbucks starts national rollout of wireless device charging mats

Your next visit to Starbucks might deliver a different kind of jolt. After testing wireless smartphone charging in Boston and the Bay Area, the… Read More

Starbucks rolling out wireless charging in tables to Silicon Valley

You can get a little extra jolt at Starbucks locations in the Bay Area both for your mental state, and… Read More

A Starbucks jolt for your phone: Coffee giant tests wireless charging in tables

Caffeine for you, electricity for your device? Starbucks will be testing wireless charging mats for mobile phones in selected Boston-area… Read More