Wi-Charge, a company using infrared wireless technology for over-the-air power charging of electronics devices, has landed a partnership with Toho Technology Corporation, a major Japanese manufacturer of electronics for factory equipment.
The deal could be key to seeing wireless power charging capabilities embedded in factory floor sensors, radios, IoT devices, and more. In an exclusive interview with Fierce Electronics, Ori Mor, co-founder and chief business officer at Wi-Charge, said, “This is our first collaboration in the industrial automation ecosystem. We’ve seen demand in the past from this industry (especially predictive maintenance and asset tracking), but despite being very attractive [as a market], we didn’t want to reduce our focus by supporting another industry.”
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