IN Brief:
- Delta has introduced a multi-port charger that can charge up to three compact AGVs or AMRs simultaneously from a single AC connection.
- The MOOVbase system is aimed at fulfilment centres, warehouses, and e-commerce sites where charging density and floor-space pressure are rising together.
- As mobile robot fleets scale, charging architecture is becoming a throughput constraint in its own right rather than a back-end utilities issue.
Delta has launched a new multi-port version of its MOOVbase charging platform, targeting one of the more awkward pinch points in warehouse automation: how to keep growing fleets of compact AGVs and AMRs charged without filling facilities with dedicated charging stations.
The new system is built to charge up to three vehicles simultaneously through a single-phase charger using one AC connection and a data port. That matters in fulfilment centres and high-density logistics environments where charging hardware competes directly with storage, picking routes, safety margins, and circulation space. The more vehicles operators add, the faster the charging layout itself starts to shape material flow.
Daniel Dörflinger, General Manager of the Industrial and Medical Business Unit Battery Charging Solutions at Delta, said the pressure on infrastructure increases quickly as compact autonomous vehicles are rolled out at scale. “With our MOOVbase Multi-Port Charging System, we offer operators a future-proof solution to maximise the availability of their electric vehicles while simplifying the charging infrastructure,” he said.
Delta is positioning the product as both an electrical and an operational answer. The company said the charger manages power distribution adaptively across three connected vehicles, charges at the fastest rate the battery will allow without overheating, and helps avoid load peaks that can shorten battery life or complicate site power management. In practice, that means the system is designed not just to fill batteries, but to support uptime across fleets running in near-continuous service.
The launch also reflects a broader shift in intralogistics. For many warehouses, the early automation question was whether AGVs or AMRs could handle enough moves to justify deployment. The later-stage question is more prosaic: where do they charge, how quickly, and with what effect on the rest of the site? Centralised multi-port charging will not fit every workflow, but it offers a route for operators that want fewer charging points, simpler installation, and tighter control of energy use.
Delta said the system is intended for logistics centres, shipping depots, and e-commerce hubs, and forms part of a wider MOOV charging portfolio spanning 1 kW to 32 kW. The company has also been pushing the scale of that installed base more aggressively, saying its industrial charging systems are already supporting more than one million industrial vehicles worldwide. That gives this launch more significance than a line extension. It is another sign that warehouse electrification is moving into the less glamorous, but more commercially decisive, layer of infrastructure planning.
