Emerging Technologies Blog

Humans are sometime afraid of robots--especially when we have them in our work places-- over fear of losing our jobs to them. Another key point is that robots can do almost everything a human can do.  If a robot is specially designed to perform the task of a human, it would definitely surpass that human. They are never tired and not emotional like us.And when a company brings its motor and robotic technologies into a new product, something entirely new is born.


Japanese motorbike maker Yamaha has shown off an autonomous motorcycle-riding humanoid robot at the ongoing 2015 Toyko Motor Show. Motobot as Yamaha calls it, is set to challenge renowned MotoGP champion Valentina Rossi, the Italian bike racer. Might defeat him if it learns Rossi tricks very well.

                  
MotoBot, which is glued to its superbike,  autonomously steers and drive sits bike just the way a human racer would: grabs the handles and twist the throttle ,slam the brakes and even change gear on its own.In fact, if you see Motobot faraway you would not be able to tell right away whether it's a robot or human on a bike that's fast approaching.

At the moment, Motobot goal for 2015 is to hit 62 mph on a straightaway with no intervention, do a slalom course and master cornering. In 2017, it will lap a racetrack at 124 mph.Yamaha hopes that by 2017 its humanoid bike rider can reach a top speed of 200km/h or 124 miles per hour.And hopeful mass-produce MOTOBOT!