Motorcycle-riding robot may take on world champion racer
Yamaha is working on a humanoid, motorcycle-riding robot that engineers say will use machine learning to one day ride better than a world champion human racer.
Dubbed Motobot, the autonomous robot is capable of steering and balancing a racing motorcycle. Riding an unmodified bike, the robot – and its creators -- are being challenged to outrace Italian professional motorcycle racer Valentino Rossi, one of the most successful motorcycle racers in the world and the winner of nine Grand Prix World Championships.
For this year, Yamaha has set a goal of getting the Motobot to corner the bike, run a slalom course and reach speeds of 62 mph.
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