Recycling battery cells requires determining the charge level to see whether the battery can be recycled or reused. To be reused, batteries must be brought to a level of charge sufficient to keep functionality; batteries that will be recycled must be discharged completely. A team of Fraunhofer researchers are now developing a robotic system to automate this process. Battery cells can be reused, industrially reconditioned, or disassembled into their components for further use in other products, so any technologies that can expedite this process and allocate old batteries to their next purpose is in high demand. The robot system sorts and helps prepare the batteries for future use The Fraunhofer project “Automated Circular Economy Plant with Intelligent Discharge and Reconditioning of Battery Cells for a Circular Battery Value Chain – Rob@t2Cell” will run until the end of 2028 and benefits from 5.09 million euros in funding, provided by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR). The system includes automated contacting, intelligent battery characterisation, and real-time decision-making on further use, as well as being …