These Chinese robots ride ceiling rails to charge your EV

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 04:22:59 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://electrek.co/2026/02/23/china-overhead-rail-ev-charging-robots-parking-garages/>

"China is living in the future when it comes to EV charging. Instead of drivers
hunting for an open charging spot in a parking garage, overhead rail-mounted
charging robots now travel along ceiling tracks and come to the car. The
concept, already deployed in garages across multiple Chinese cities, turns
every parking space into a potential charging spot without the cost of
installing individual chargers at each one.

A video circulating on social media this week shows one of these systems in
action: a compact robotic unit gliding along a ceiling-mounted rail in an
underground parking garage, stopping above a parked EV, and lowering a charging
connector to plug in automatically. No app, no waiting in line, no dedicated
charging bay required."

Via Seph, who wrote "Interesting idea"

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