Yamaha revealed its autonomous motorcycle-riding humanoid robot called Motobot during the Tokyo Motor Show currently taking place in Japan.
The announcement video demonstrates the cyborg-looking robot operating a motorcycle, equipped with training wheels, up to 102 kilometers per hour. The robot successfully corners, swerves and uses the throttle and clutch. No Top Gun-esque wheelies yet.
Motobot’s robotic voiceover in the video addresses multiple MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi, saying “I was created to surpass you. But I'm not sure I can even beat the five-year-old you. I am improving my skills everyday. Perhaps if I learned everything about you, I would be able to catch up. The way you ride is both beautiful and exciting. I am not human but there has to be something that only I am capable of. I am Motobot. I was created to surpass you.”
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The announcement video demonstrates the cyborg-looking robot operating a motorcycle, equipped with training wheels, up to 102 kilometers per hour. The robot successfully corners, swerves and uses the throttle and clutch. No Top Gun-esque wheelies yet.
Motobot’s robotic voiceover in the video addresses multiple MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi, saying “I was created to surpass you. But I'm not sure I can even beat the five-year-old you. I am improving my skills everyday. Perhaps if I learned everything about you, I would be able to catch up. The way you ride is both beautiful and exciting. I am not human but there has to be something that only I am capable of. I am Motobot. I was created to surpass you.”
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