Future of Automation

[workForFood]

What are the current problems and limiting factors in robotics and automation? Where is the technology likely to be in 5-10 years? I mean this in the broad sense of anything from industrial robotic arms to driverless cars to embedded control systems.

 

[JohnRBaker]

Not sure about the future configuration of Indy cars, but Formula One has been running hybrids for a couple of years now.

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[ApexM0Eng]

Haha. I was just imagining electric stock car racing. Dozens of cards not making any noise and charging as they drove, never needing to strategically make pit stops for gas.
I imagine that would make the fans of the sport blissfully pleased.

 

[IRstuff]

Yea, slot-car crashes were always pretty spectacular, but mine were fairly noise; motors whining, etc.

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[looslib]

There is an all-electric powered formula car race series that runs internationally. They just had race 6 last weekend in Long Beach, CA. 6 winners in 6 races, 2 teams are USA based, Andretti and Dragon.

http://www.fiaformulae.com/

http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/teams/andretti.aspx

http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/teams/dragon-racing.aspx

This is the second season of Formula 1 running thier curremt version of Hybrid technology power packages.

http://www.formula1.com

http://www.formula1.com/content/fom.../inside-f1/rules-regs/Power_Unit_and_ERS.html

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