NgoDisemba 2025, i-FIRST yaqinisekisa ukuthi uhlelo lwayo olulandelayo lokulawula, i-SystemCore, luzoshintsha okubalwa njenge-motor evunyelwe. Kusukela esizinini sika-2027-28, i-A301 — eyakhiwe yi-REV Robotics yenzelwa i-FIRST — iba yiyona kuphela i-actuator evunyelwe kulolo hlelo olusha lokulawula. Akuwona umnqamulajuqu onzima kubo bonke: i-FIRST ithe uhlelo lwakudala (i-REV Control Hub ne-Expansion Hub enama-motor nama-servo azimele asekhona) luhlala luvunyelwe okungenani kuze kufike isizini ka-2030-31, nokuthi i-A301 ayikwazi ukusetshenziswa kulo. Kuhlelo obelokhu luvumela amaqembu ukuxuba ama-motor avela kubahlinzeki abaningi, lolu wushintsho olukhulu. Impendulo emfushane emaqenjini amaningi ukuthi unezizini ezimbili ezigcwele zokuhlela, ngakho asikho isidingo sokujaha, kodwa sikhona isizathu esihle sokucabangisisa ngalokho okuthengayo phakathi kwamanje nalapho.

Yini eyamenyezelwa yi-FIRST

Isimemezelo, esafakwa kwibhulogi ye-FIRST saphinde sabhalwa naku-Chief Delphi, sichaza ukuthi inkathi ye-SystemCore iqala esizinini sika-2027-28 nokuthi i-A301, eyenziwa yi-REV Robotics yenzelwa i-FIRST, izoba yiyona kuphela i-actuator evunyelwe kumarobhothi asebenzisa uhlelo olusha lokulawula kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. Amaqembu aqhudelana ngaphambi kwalokho ahlala nemithetho yawo yamanje yezingxenyekazi, ngakho akukho okushintshayo enkundleni ezizinini ezimbili ezizayo — futhi amaqembu ahlala ku-Control Hub naku-Expansion Hub yakudala agcina ama-motor awo asekhona kuze kube okungenani ngo-2030-31, kwathenjiswa nokuthi kuzoba khona okungenani uhlelo olulodwa oluxubile lwe-SystemCore ne-Expansion Hub. Ushintsho lufika kanye nohlelo olusha lokulawula esikhundleni sokuba lube ukuchibiyelwa komthetho phakathi nesizini, okunika wonke umuntu usuku olungashintshi angasebenza esukela kulo.

Ukusabela kwaba ngokushesha. Ingxoxo eku-Chief Delphi yaheha imibhalo eyi-189 nama-like angaphezu kuka-1,500, kwalandela nesicelo esisayinwe ngabafundi. Izinga elinjalo lokuzibandakanya likhombisa ukuthi isinqumo sithinta into ebalulekile emaqenjini: inkululeko yokuzikhethela ama-motor e-drivetrain nawemishini yawo.

Izizathu ezisekela ukumiswa kwezinga elilodwa

Sikhona isizathu esizwakalayo se-actuator eyodwa. I-motor eyodwa isho ishidi ledatha elilodwa, ingxenye eyodwa yokushintsha oyigcinayo, nendlela eyodwa yokuxhuma izintambo okumele uyifunde. Amaqembu asanda kuqala nabeluleki abazinikelayo bachitha isikhathi esincane bezama ukuhlanganisa ubunjalo obehlukene babahlinzeki, bachithe esiningi bakha. Ukuhlolwa kuba lula, amadokhumenti aba nzulu, futhi igebe phakathi kweqembu elinemali eningi neqembu elizabalazayo liyancipha kancane, ngoba akekho ongathenga i-motor engcono kunabanye.

Ukumiswa kwezinga elilodwa kuvame futhi ukwenza isofthiwe ibikezeleke kangcono. Uma wonke amaqembu esebenzisa i-actuator efanayo, ikhodi eyabelwanayo, imihlahlandlela yokulungisa neziluleko zokuxazulula izinkinga kusebenza kubo bonke. Esizinini esigcwele lokho kungonga isikhathi esimangazayo sokulungisa amaphutha.

Izizathu eziphikisayo: izingxenyekazi esezithengiwe nokulahleka kokuguquguquka

Elinye icala licacile. Amaqembu asechithe imali kuma-motor angeke asasetshenziswa ne-SystemCore. Ahlala evunyelwe ohlelweni lwakudala kuze kube okungenani ngo-2030-31, ngakho lezi zingxenye azizona udoti, kodwa azinalo ikusasa ohlelweni olusha lokulawula, futhi ngosuku iqembu eliwelela ngalo kumele lishintshe ama-motor erobhothi lonke ngasikhathi sinye. Kuhlelo olubalula ukusungula kobunjiniyela, ukunciphisa ukukhethwa kwe-motor kube yingxenye eyodwa kususa nethuluzi lokudizayina amaqembu abelisebenzisa ukwehlukanisa amarobhothi awo.

Kukhona futhi ingozi yokuncika kumhlinzeki oyedwa. Uma i-actuator eyodwa iphoqelelwe, intengo yayo, izinga lesitoko nesikhathi sokuthunyelwa kubalulekile kuwo wonke amaqembu ngasikhathi sinye. Uma i-A301 ingatholakali kalula esifundeni esithile, noma uma iqoqo elithile linezinkinga, ayikho enye evunyelwe ongabuyela kuyo. Ayikho imininingwane yentengo noma yokusatshalaliswa esidalulwe emphakathini okwamanje, ngakho lena yingozi okumele iqashelwe kunokuba ibalwe ezindlekweni namuhla.

Kusho ukuthini emaqenjini anesabelomali esincane nangaphandle kwe-US

Ukumiswa kwezinga elilodwa kufundeka ngendlela ehlukile kuye ngokuthi umi kuphi. I-actuator eyodwa ephoqelelwe evela kumhlinzeki ose-US igxilisa uchungechunge lokuhlinzeka endaweni eyodwa. Amaqembu angaphandle kwe-United States asebhekana kakade nezintela zokungenisa impahla, izindleko zokuthumela nokuguquguquka kwamandla emali, futhi umthetho wengxenye eyodwa ususa ithuba lokuthola i-motor efanayo lapha ekhaya. Iqembu laseNingizimu Afrika elakha isabelomali salo ngerandi, ngokwesibonelo, lizwa lonke ushintsho lwezinga lokushintshaniswa kwemali engxenyeni okumele manje liyithenge.

Akukubi konke kulesi simo. Ukugcina uhlobo olulodwa lwezipele esikhundleni sezinhlobo eziningi kungazehlisa izindleko zesikhathi eside zokugcina irobhothi lisebenza, futhi ingxenye ebikezelekayo yenza kube lula ukwakha isabelomali ngayo. Ukuthi umphumela uyasiza noma uyalimaza iqembu elinesabelomali esincane kuncike cishe kuphelele ekutheni i-A301 izofika ngayiphi intengo nokuthi kulula kangakanani ukuyithola, futhi akukho okwaziwayo kokubili okwamanje.

Okumele ukwenze uma uhlela ukuthenga

Njengoba unezizini ezimbili zokulungiselela, into ehlakaniphile ukuhlela kunokusabela ngokushesha.

1. Thenga ama-motor akudala ngezizini ozoqhudelana kuzo ngempela. Ahlala evunyelwe ohlelweni lwakudala kuze kube okungenani ngo-2030-31, kodwa awasoze asebenze ku-SystemCore, ngakho ungawaqongeleli njengotshalomali.
2. Gcina ama-motor osunawo. Ahlala evunyelwe ohlelweni lwakudala kuze kube okungenani isizini ka-2030-31, ngakho asikho isizathu sokuwashintsha kusenesikhathi.
3. Thatha ushintsho luka-2027 njengendleko eyaziwayo enosuku lwayo bese uqala ukubekela imali manje, njengoba ubuzokwenza kunoma yikuphi ukuthuthukiswa okuhleliwe.
4. Landela iziteshi ezisemthethweni ze-FIRST neze-REV mayelana nentengo nokutholakala kwe-A301 ngaphambi kokuba wenze i-oda elikhulu.
5. Khetha izingxenye ezizosinda kulolu shintsho. Isakhiwo, amasondo, izikhwama zezinto zikagesi nezinzwa azincikile kakhulu ku-actuator futhi zizoqhubeka zisebenze.

Ukwakha amakhono adlula noma yiluphi ushintsho lomthetho

Imithetho yezingxenyekazi izoqhubeka ishintsha. Utshalomali olugcina inani lalo ngamakhono eqembu: ukubhala izinhlelo, ukudizayina kwemishini nomkhuba wokulungisa ngokushesha uphindelela. Iqembu eliqinile ezisekelweni lingakwazi ukubhekana noshintsho lwe-motor ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa yisizini. Kunjalo nangokwakha uhlu lwabafundi abasebasha abakulungele ukungena esikhundleni.

Yilapho ukuqeqeshwa okuhlelekile kusiza khona. I-academy yethu ye-robotics igxile ekubhaleni izinhlelo nasekucabangeni kokudizayina okusebenza kunoma yiluphi uhlelo lokulawula, futhi abakhi abasaqalayo bangaqala ebhodini ye-sheenbot∞ kudala bengakafiki ku-robotics yomncintiswano. Ama-workshop amaholide ayindlela engadingi ukuzibophezela okukhulu yokuhlola ukuthi umfundi ufuna yini ukuqhubekela phambili. Akukho kulokho okuncike ku-actuator i-FIRST ezoyivumela ngo-2027.

Okumele uhambe nakho

Isinqumo se-A301 sinika i-FTC inkundla ehlanzekile efanayo kubo bonke kodwa sisusa okunye ukukhetha nokunye ukuguquguquka. Ukumiswa kwezinga elilodwa kunenzuzo yangempela kwabasaqalayo nasekulinganeni, kodwa ingozi yokuncika kumhlinzeki oyedwa kanye nemali esivele ichithwe kuma-motor asekhona ziyinto ekhona ngempela, ikakhulukazi emaqenjini anesabelomali esincane nangaphandle kwe-US. Unezizini ezimbili zokulungiselela, ngakho hlela ukuthenga kwakho ngokulandela usuku olumisiwe, uqhubeke uchithe imali emakhonweni kunasezingxenyekazini esezizophelelwa yisikhathi, futhi ubheke iziteshi ezisemthethweni ukuze uthole imininingwane yentengo ezoxazulula iningi lemibuzo esavulekile. Ukuze uthole olunye uhlaziyo olunjengalolu, bheka igumbi lethu lezindaba.

Kubuyekezwe ngomhla ka-29 Agasti 2026: kucaciswe ukuthi i-A301 yiyona kuphela i-actuator evunyelwe ohlelweni olusha lokulawula, nokuthi i-FIRST izibophezele ekugcineni uhlelo lwakudala lwe-Control Hub luvunyelwe kuze kube okungenani isizini ka-2030-31.