Robotic Parking Lot Goes Bonkers

Well it seems that going high-tech isn’t always the best option, as seen in this weird story of how a robotic parking garage in New Jersey would not operate for several days. Basically the garage works as follows: you drive your car up, and the machine scoops it up and places it in a spot. This eliminates the need for ramps, and is a more efficient way of parking cars. If the robot happened to shut down (which it did), it renders the cars inside useless as they are unreachable by any reasonable means. According to sources, the garage’s software license “ran out.” Oh why can’t we just do things the old fashioned way anymore? More info after the jump.

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71554-0.html?tw=wn_index_1

- Tyler