Charging a Battery

A robot is only as good as its power source. Keeping its battery charged is essential for continuous operation. The key to this is the Robot Station.

Step 1: Craft a Robot Station

The Robot Station is the central hub for all your charging needs.

Place the Robot Station anywhere in your world. It's a good idea to place it in a central, easily accessible location for your robots.

Method 1: Automatic Robot Charging

This is the primary and easiest way to keep your robots charged.

1. Low Battery Detection: When a robot's energy drops below the recharge_threshold_percentage (default is 20%), it will automatically stop its current task.
2. Find Station: The robot will then search for the nearest available Robot Station within its poi_search_range (default is 128 blocks).
3. Charge: It will pathfind to the station, move on top of it, and remain there until its battery is fully charged.
4. Resume Task: Once fully charged, it will leave the station and resume its previous task if it still has one.

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You don't need to do anything manually! As long as a Robot Station is within range, your robots will manage their own power levels.

Method 2: Manual Item Charging

You can also charge battery items directly, without them being inside a robot.

1. Remove the Battery: If the battery is inside a robot, open the robot's GUI and take the battery out of its slot.
2. Drop on Station: Simply toss the battery item (by pressing 'Q' or dropping it from your inventory) onto the top of the Robot Station block.
3. Wait: The battery item will remain on the station and its energy will slowly replenish. You can see its durability bar fill up.
4. Pick Up: Once the bar is full, you can pick the item up.

This method is useful for charging spare batteries or for when you first craft them, as they start with full energy by default but may be depleted over time.