- The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship ends with two races at London’s ExCeL, determining the champion.
- ABB’s GoFa™ robot creates the Champion Throne and features in workshops teaching girls programming and sustainability.
- ABB partners with AUAR on robotic micro-factories for sustainable homes and supports transport electrification research at Nottingham.
The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship comes to a close this weekend at London’s ExCel
The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship will conclude its tenth season with two huge races in London this weekend. The all-electric series returns to the ExCeL Exhibition Centre, featuring a 2.09km indoor-outdoor circuit.
Jaguar TCS Racing is just inching ahead, with Nick Cassidy taking the lead in the driver’s standings with 167 points. His teammate, Mitch Evans, is just behind, and tied in second with Tag Heuer Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein on 155. What’s more, a lucky winner from the EV SUMMIT, earlier this week, will be joining the E-Prix with two VIP passes and a paddock tour, courtesy of Mahindra Racing.
It’s all to race for. By the end of the weekend, one of those pioneering sportspeople will be crowned the Season 10 Driver’s Champion. That means they’ll sit on the ABB Champion Throne, constructed entirely from recycled car parts. ABB’s GoFa™ robot created this unique throne.
The GoFa™ robot’s usefulness doesn’t end there. It will also feature in workshops for the FIA Girls on Track program ahead of the races. These workshops will teach girls aged 12-18 basic programming skills and demonstrate how robotics can enhance sustainability across various industries.
Malgorzata Moussa, Country Holding Officer UK & Ireland, said:
“It’s great to once again be racing here in the UK, where ABB is supporting a number of projects in the race for the energy transition and facilitating a circular economy. The ABB Champion Throne is representative of the importance of reusing and recycling, while also showcasing our robotics technology, which is used in a number of industries to reduce waste and improve efficiency.”
On the wider picture for this robotics theme; ABB collaborates with tech start-up AUAR to promote robotic micro-factories for constructing affordable, sustainable timber homes in the UK. This innovative approach enhances sustainability and improves health and safety in construction.
Formula E is a springboard of innovation. At the University of Nottingham, ABB’s motor and drive system powers a 2 MW dynamometer test stand. This will be essential for researching transport electrification, chiefly aircraft.
The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is a truly revolutionary sport. It’s laser-focus on electric innovation constantly pushes the racing to higher and higher levels. Not to mention, the tech developed on track informs and develops the phenomenal EVs we see on the road today.
Good luck to all of the drivers competing this weekend!
