*Y'know, a human-shaped object driving a motorcycle made for humans makes as little sense as a wooden horse's head mounted on an automobile.
*We need a new word for land-drones of this kind. For a while I've been proposing "buggy." A two-wheeled buggy, in this case.
*The proper form-factor for an object of this kind ought to be very light, rather slow and foam-padded, like an autonomous delivery rickshaw. Motorcycles that race faster than humans can race a motorcycle, they're dramatic but impractical.
https://youtu.be/EzgJWwAx8Mo
MOTOBOTは、モーターサイクル本体には手を加えず、人側から見た車両操作にフォーカスしたヒト型自律ライディングロボットです。研究テーマは「Beyond Human Capabilities」。一般的にロボットは用途を特化させることで、人を超越する性能を発揮します。その優位性を生かし、サーキットにおけるラップタイムでバレンティーノ・ロッシに挑みます。この挑戦から得られる知見や高度な要素技術を、製品展開や新たな価値創造に応用していきます。
http://global.yamaha-motor.com/jp/sho...
The 44th Tokyo Motor Show Yamaha 2015： Technology exhibit
Autonomous Motorcycle-Riding Humanoid Robot to Best Rossi on the Racetrack MOTOBOT Ver. 1
MOTOBOT is an autonomous motorcycle-riding humanoid robot that approaches riding operations from a human rider’s standpoint — with no modifications made to the motorcycle itself. The development theme is “Beyond Human Capabilities.” In general, robots are developed to specialize in a specific task and this typically allows them to surpass the capability of humans for that task. Utilizing this advantage, the end goal of MOTOBOT is to become capable of competing against Valentino Rossi’s lap times around a racetrack. The knowledge and highly advanced fundamental technologies gained from this challenge will be put to use in developing new products and creating new value.
