With A123 systems filing for bankruptcy protection and the buyer who it had been hoped could rescue them (a Chinese manufacturer) not coming forward, and thus uncertainty as to what might happen to them and their technology, and certainly a drying up of cell availability ...

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/battery-m ... 43498.html

Now would seem a great moment for the FRA to add some real value to the community by saying how trials of LiPo's have gone, and producing the guidelines for teams to ensure they are used safely in robots. It is no longer something that can be ignored if the supply of A123's is at risk, unless we all think going back to NiMh and SLA's is the way forward.

Come on guys - now it looks like they could be needed and its a real opportunity to act and help people use a new technology safely, a core FRA role