Yamaha revealed an autonomous, motorcycle-riding, humanoid robot called Motorbot.
The bot, which combines Yamaha's robotics and motorcycle technology, is part of an R&D effort to make a robotic rider that can operate an unmodified motorcycle on a racetrack driving up to 124 miles per hour.
The company hopes to use what it learns from the robot to help improve rider safety systems. Yamaha aims for the robot to ride better than humans. In fact, its whole development theme around the project is "Beyond Human Capabilities."
Currently, the robot is capable of riding in a straight line at 62 miles per hour. But by 2017, the company hopes to have the robot driving the motorcycle at 124 miles per hour around a racetrack. And by 2020, Yamaha aims to use what it learns from the project to be able to incorporate new technologies into its vehicles.
Have a look at the video.. What do you think?
The bot, which combines Yamaha's robotics and motorcycle technology, is part of an R&D effort to make a robotic rider that can operate an unmodified motorcycle on a racetrack driving up to 124 miles per hour.
The company hopes to use what it learns from the robot to help improve rider safety systems. Yamaha aims for the robot to ride better than humans. In fact, its whole development theme around the project is "Beyond Human Capabilities."
Currently, the robot is capable of riding in a straight line at 62 miles per hour. But by 2017, the company hopes to have the robot driving the motorcycle at 124 miles per hour around a racetrack. And by 2020, Yamaha aims to use what it learns from the project to be able to incorporate new technologies into its vehicles.
Have a look at the video.. What do you think?
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