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    Yamaha Motobot to Ride on Race Track By 2017

    Yamaha Motobot was one of the biggest announcements of 2015, the initial phase showed that a humanoid robot can do a complex task of riding a motorcycle too.

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    Yamaha stated right from the start that this was only the beginning and they are aiming way higher. The main goals were to start understanding rider ergonomics and dynamics from a robot's point of view and replicate the human actions.

    This included weight shifting, moves, the way the bike reacts in certain scenarios and being able to program adequate responses from MOTOBOT. Basically, by doing so, Yamaha MOTOBOT became one of the most precise and comprehensive instruments for acquiring data regarding rider dynamics and itself.

    Showing off the Yamaha Motobot at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Yamaha and its partner SRI International has made public a very ambitious schedule for Motobot, for the coming years. The Yamaha Motobot will be riding motorcycles at speeds over 200km/h on a race track by 2017.

    Yamaha calls this Phase 2 of the Yamaha Motobot development plan, and says that the

    News Source: Yamaha Motobot Headed to the Race Track by 2017
    Tags: ces 2016, humanoid robot, xbhp news, yamaha motobot
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    Valentino Rossi Meets the Yamaha Motobot


    When first revealed earlier this year, it was stunning to see Yamaha's Motobot ride the flagship R1 like an actual rider. The development is certainly an interesting one and something that we have kept our keen eye on. In fact, the Motobot posed a challenge to the Japanese manufacturer's MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi, who decided to pay a visit to the robot and check out his development. Being built at Yamaha's San Francisco office in the US, Rossi visited the test site during the American Grand Prix and the company has now released a video showing the first encounter between the robot and motorcycle rider.

    Built by Yamaha and its partner SRI International, the video showcases the progress made by the team on the Motobot. While the first video showcased the bike ride on a straight surface, the latest video showcases the Motobot taking to corners and hills at the Thunderhill Raceway circuit. While the robot may not be prepared enough to pose as a challenge to the legendary MotoGP rider currently; the company does aim that its ambitious project eventually mimics the actions of real riders complete with knee downs.

    Rossi looks intrigued with the project in the video and shows off some of his skills on the track, the data of which will help Yamaha and SRI in aiding the Motobot project.
    For those still wondering why this is so important, the Motobot project could just be the next big thing in motorcycle development. This could also be Yamaha's potential answer to Honda's ASIMO. The Motobot is the new kind of autonomous vehicle technology to join the bandwagon on similar lines as the projects from Google and Tesla. No wonder then, that the project has been commanded in California.
    The Autobot project will also help scale development of even faster motorcycles, without having an actual rider's life at stake. However, there is still sometime for the project to reach those lengths and so is the eagerly awaited standoff between the Autobot and Valentino Rossi. That said, the Japanese manufacturer aims to have the Motobot make laps on a race track doing 200 km/h by 2017.
    Its better to sweat than to bleed...

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