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Re: NI Week Athena Announcement and Q&A Panel
Is it really that big of a deal that it takes 40 seconds (maximum) to boot? NI has until 2015 to make it faster. How is this system "overpowered"? By leveraging a platform they [NI] are implementing in the MyRIO and the Zynq-powered cRIO, the cost has been decreased from the previous FIRST cRIO and we end up with more capability for the 2015-2020 seasons.

This is 2013. We are doing more with these robots than simply converting joystick inputs into PWM outputs for motor controllers. Teams are integrating computer vision, obstacle recognition, and performing on-the-fly adjustments to their robot control system. If NI allows us even more capability and opens up the FPGA for programming, we could see immensely capable systems integrated into this new footprint without the need for coprocessors.

Only time will tell.
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