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Valentino Rossi Beats His Robot Rival, The Yamaha Motobot
Valentino Rossi has beaten his robot rival, the Yamaha Motobot on a race track.
Yamaha showcased its ambitious project, the Motobot robot rider at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show. The sole reason behind the project was to develop a robot which could shatter the race track records around the world and to help develop new technology.
The Motobot robot sits on a Yamaha R1 and has undergone rigorous testing. Now, Yamaha has released a video of the Motobot racing against the MotoGP champion, Valentino Rossi.
Rossi and the Yamaha Motobot were racing against the clock at the Thunderhill Raceway Park, a 3.21km race track. Now guess who won? It was Rossi who was the fastest with a time of 85.7 seconds and his robot rival completed the lap in a distant 117.4 seconds.
The video ends with a phrase, "We can still learn more, so the ride shall continue." This suggests that Yamaha will continue to work on the Motobot to improve its performance to post better lap times around a race track.
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Compared to a human rider Mobot has its limitations. The robot rider sits on the R1 in a forward-leaning posture which does not allow the Motobot to lean into corners as its human counterpart. Numerous sensors assist the robot and it can control the throttle, clutch and gear.
On the other hand, Rossi has an added advantage of weight transfer to extract the most out of the motorcycle. The Motobot is in a fixed position which is not good while riding on a race track.
But it is amazing how a robot can ride against the MotoGP Champion and it was just 30 seconds slower than Rossi. Yamaha will continue to improve the Motobot and maybe one day the robot rider might beat Rossi!
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Yamaha has been working on the Motobot project from the past couple of years. After rigorous testing, the Motobot has reached a level where it can ride on a race track and compete with the MotoGP world champion. Yamaha will further develop the robot rider and one fine day it might break the track records.
