Make batteries eternal.

We scale battery reuse to electrify the world and reverse mining.

We are the battery dismantler that makes 2nd life batteries with robots.

Our mission is to make the next billion batteries out of used ones and reverse the need for mining.

 

The problem is that batteries are challenging to reuse today because supply is constrained by non-standard testing, dangerous disassembly by hand, and expensive shipping.

 

We streamline the supply of 2nd life batteries by scanning how good they still are using a visual brain scan of the battery and dismantling them with robots for 50% of the cost.

 

Once we have 1000s of batteries flowing through our disassembly lines, we’ll turn batteries into cheap grid storage packs. It prevents the need for new battery manufacturing, mining raw materials, and postpones recycling.

 

 Our vision is to become the largest manufacturer of clean batteries without touching new materials. It will power a truly clean energy revolution and reduce 7 Gton of CO2 by 2050.

Super fast diagnosis & dismantling

EV

Battery pack

Pack dismantled

Module & cells

We need 5 billion batteries to electrify the world.

Mining to make batteries is environmentally destructive and expensive.

Reuse provides cheaper, cleaner and longer-lasting batteries. Scaling battery reuse massively must start now.

Reuse

2x Cheaper

$8K vs $16K per pack

5 years

Lifetime extension

10x

Less harm to planet

Mining

2023

Shortage of critical material starts

25 Mton CO2

Emissions due to mining per year

26,000 km2

Rain forest destroyed for nickel per year

63B liters

Freshwater for Lithium extraction per year

The next billion batteries made from used batteries

Our vision is to deploy the next billion batteries made from used batteries as its largest manufacturer.

We aim to deploy 10 TWh in grid storage capacity in 2050 by building factories that can handle 10k batteries/year around the world.

It will reduce the need for mining and new manufacturing while preventing 7 Gtons of CO2e emissions to power a truly clean energy revolution.

Solving the process bottleneck to enable battery reuse.

Damage or end-of-life.

100% of batteries must be recycled by law. This costs up to $3000. 70% of battery volumes are treated with ‘premature recycling’ instead of reusing it.

Damage or end-of-life.

100% of batteries must be recycled by law. This costs up to $3000. 70% of battery volumes are treated with ‘premature recycling’ instead of reusing it.

Diagnose, disassembly & discharge.

100% by hand and takes > 8 hours.
Regulation prevents outsourcing to cheap labor countries.
Shortage of high voltage technicians.
100’s of battery types = hard to automate.

 

Existing Model

Up To 10 Hours

Universe Energy

4.5 Hours

Inspect, diagnose and decide

4 Hours

  • The decision to repurpose, recycle or repair requires multiple testing cycles for validation.
  • State-of-health data is unreliable and difficult to access through current manual methods.

1 Hour

  • Machine perception and battery diagnostic software provide decision to recycle, remanufacture or repurpose.

Diagnose, disassembly & discharge.

100% by hand and takes > 8 hours. Regulation prevents outsourcing to cheap labor countries. Shortage of high voltage technicians. 100’s of battery types = hard to automate.

Existing Model

Up To 7 Hours

Universe Energy

<2 Hours

Inspect, diagnose and decide

4-6 Hours

  • Decision on repurpose, recycle or repair needs validation.
  • Unreliable data & hard to access BMS to determine state-of-health.
  • Standard testing methods on pack and module level can take up to 6 hours running multiple charging and discharging cycles.
  • Workers need to recognize the battery pack and operate on manual instructions.

1 Hour

  • Machine perception performs battery recognition.
  • Software provides decision making on recycling, remanufactured or repurpose.

Disassembly

4 Hours

  • Cover removal and module extraction utilizing specialized tooling by hand.
  • High variability due to varying assembly methods.

2 Hours

  • The robot disassembles battery packs (500 kg) into battery modules (25 kg).

Disassembly

3-4 Hours

  • Remove covers with large amounts of glue by hand.
  • Extract modules from pack by hand
  • Disconnect wires and remove modules with specialized tooling
  • High variability due to assembly methods.

2 Hours

The robot disassembles battery packs (500 kg) intro battery modules (25 kg).

Discharge

6 Hours

  • A certified engineer drains residual electricity from battery modules and cells to prevent electrocution and fire risk.

2 Hours

  • Residual electricity from the battery modules and cells is discharged to the grid to reduce operation cost. 

Discharge

6 Hours

  • Drain battery modules and cells from residual electricity
  • Electrocution and fire risk
  • Certified engineer required

2 Hours

  • Drain battery modules and cells from residual electricity
  • Discharge module to the grid to reduce cost of operation.

Reuse

Battery packs are prepared for all forms of reuse. 50% can be reused for grid storage and industrial applications. 20% can be repaired after recalls and in service-life from EV & battery OEMs. 30% can be recycled as raw materials (Co, Ni, Li, Cu, Mn).

Reuse

Battery packs are prepared for all forms of reuse. 50% can be reused for grid storage and industrial applications. 20% can be repaired after recalls and in service-life from EV & battery OEMs. 30% can be recycled as raw materials (Co, Ni, Li, Cu, Mn).

We disassemble EV batteries with robots

Every battery

Machine perception recognizes any battery brand and how to deal with them.

Safe operation

Automated discharging avoids electrocution and fire hazards for workers.

Robotic disassembly

The robot disassembles battery packs (500 kg) into battery modules (25 kg) in 50% of the time.

Battery health

Electrical characterization of batteries to decide on recycling, reusing or repairing.

Technology.

Algorithms

Using machine perception to generate instructions to disassemble any battery.

Robotics

Robotic control for battery handling, disassembly, and discharging procedures.

Tooling

End-effectors to dismantle & discharge batteries safely.

Battery data

Standardized health data to decide quickly on whether to recycle, repurpose or repair.

Team.

Backed by deep-tech funds and startup operators.

We’re backed by Silicon Valley deep-tech funds Fifty Years and Innovation Endeavors together with the brightest minds in Machine Learning (Head of Google AI), Robotics (CEO AMP Robotics) and Battery tech (CTO Lightyear). We are guided by startup operators from Cruise, Google X, Deepmind, Palantir and Neuralink.

Wiebe Janssen

Founder | CEO

Wiebe designed the battery packs for Tesla Model X/3 and the 450-mile range EV powertrain for the solar-electric vehicle Lightyear One. He knows how manufacturers assemble battery packs, and how to safely disassemble them. Awarded Time 100 Best Inventions 2019 and Auto Bild Awards for all EVs developed.

Ray Ma

Robotics Manipulation Engineer

Ray develops the robotic actions to disassemble the batteries with specific focus on end effectors and grippers. He studied robotics at MIT and Yale and has worked on manipulation technologies at NASA JPL and technology startups 3DEO and UBTech Robotics.

Kehau Gregory

Office Manager

Kehau oversees the facility, recruiting and culture. Since retiring from the Broadway stage, she has been an integral part of growing small businesses over the past decade.

Reverse Mining.

For a truly clean energy transition to manifest, we must replace mining. There’s a way to scale reuse into the largest source of new batteries. Our mission is becoming the largest provider of used batteries and its raw materials to power the 21st century energy infrastructure.

Make your batteries eternal.

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