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MotoBot enters second phase
Robot should be able to ride at 200km/h on a race track by 2017Yamaha Motor Co announced yesterday (January 7) that the Company's humanoid riding robot, MotoBot, has moved into its second phase of development, and that the current partnership in joint development with SRI International is set to continue.
While many car manufacturers are aiming at autonomous cars, Yamaha is going one better with this robot which can actually 'ride' a motorcycle and 'learn' a track, adjusting and fine tuning to get better lap times as it goes around.
Being an automated humanoid robot able to ride a non-modified motorcycle, the MotoBot became a hot topic of conversation when it was exhibited at the 44th Tokyo Motor Show in 2015. The objective is for a riding performance of over 200km/h on a race circuit by 2017.
Following Phase One which we reported on here, phase two further develops the platform toward actual circuit riding. Furthermore, the sophisticated technologies acquired are also intended to be applied to rider support systems in the future, which Yamaha says would certainly make riding safer.
This week, Yamaha representatives are due to present more about MotoBot at the CES Show -- the global consumer electronics and technology trade show being held in Las Vegas, where in recent years, fields such as autonomous driving and robotics have been featured.
We'll keep you posted.
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