Yamaha has announced that its 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".
Presentations on the MOTOBOT took place at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January. Basically it is an automated humanoid robot that is able to ride a non-modified motorcycle - it was first seen at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2015.
The objective is for a riding performance of over 200km/hr on a riding circuit by 2017. In succession from phase one, phase two further develops the platform technology towards actual circuit riding. The sophisticated technologies developed in the project are ultimately intended to be applied to advanced technologies and rider support systems in the future.
The development of the MOTOBOT is progressing as an open innovation model project with SRI, one of the world’s leading research and technology development facilities.
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