Has anyone heard if the RoboRIO will make a come-back, in identical form, for 2017?
I’m not entirely sure if is this is what you are asking,
The RoboRIO is planned to be used through the 2019 season according to this old blog post.
http://www.firstinspires.org/node/8596
(Side note: roboRIOs cost $2000 for non-FRC teams!)