YAMAHA MOTOR RELEASES "MOTOBOT MEETS THE DOCTOR" SEQUEL VIDEO

IWATA, Japan, May 19, 2016 /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ --

 

- Yamaha's Autonomous Motorcycle-riding Humanoid Robot Finally Meets MotoGP Star Valentino Rossi - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) released on YouTube on May 19 a sequel to the video first introducing the "MOTOBOT" autonomous motorcycle-riding humanoid robot, a short film shown at the Tokyo Motor Show in the autumn of 2015 that generated massive worldwide response. MOTOBOT Meets The Doctor (Valentino Rossi) https://youtu.be/4dUb5T7DU-Q MOTOBOT is designed and engineered with a focus on riding and operating a motorcycle from the same perspective as a human rider without any modifications being made to the motorcycle itself. MOTOBOT was first unveiled for public viewing at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2015, where it immediately drew widespread attention in Japan and abroad. http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=26833