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    And I thought bikes were safe from the self-driving future. Yamaha has other ideas

    Meet Yamaha's Motobot, a bike riding robot designed to ride un-modified motorbikes & a goal to surpass Rossi doing so

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    Interesting... I remember some article about a vehicle (don't recall what) tackling Pikes Peak, and their data said x time was achievable.

    The driver was able to beat it.... so there is something to be said for human ability over maths...
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    What's the point? A self driving car, I can understand, but a self driving rider? Not much point in having a bike is there? Or am I missing something?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Daffyd View Post
    What's the point? A self driving car, I can understand, but a self driving rider? Not much point in having a bike is there? Or am I missing something?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Daffyd View Post
    What's the point? A self driving car, I can understand, but a self driving rider? Not much point in having a bike is there? Or am I missing something?
    Why not?

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    never really believed in em. which i suppose is why my bike runs rough and i have kids.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Daffyd View Post
    What's the point? A self driving car, I can understand, but a self driving rider? Not much point in having a bike is there? Or am I missing something?
    There is actually more point to this than just beating Rossi on the racetrack. The robot can test safety enhancements & gear; It's designed to be a real world simulation, a crash test dummy for bikes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve View Post
    There is actually more point to this than just beating Rossi on the racetrack. The robot can test safety enhancements & gear; It's designed to be a real world simulation, a crash test dummy for bikes.
    Yeah, maybe. But that opening line is pretty disturbing, "I was created to surpass you..."
    hmmmm what could possibly go wrong?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Macktheknife View Post
    Yeah, maybe. But that opening line is pretty disturbing, "I was created to surpass you..."
    hmmmm what could possibly go wrong?
    Exactly, look what happened to Jesus.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gremlin View Post
    The driver was able to beat it.... so there is something to be said for human ability over maths...
    Anticipation, intuition etc.
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    "I was created to surpass you..."

    EX-Scuse fuckin me?

    The day a robot says that to my face...is the day I rip its CPU out and shove it up its CD slot!


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    Quote Originally Posted by willytheekid View Post
    "I was created to surpass you..."

    EX-Scuse fuckin me?

    The day a robot says that to my face...is the day I rip its CPU out and shove it up its CD slot!


    ...nice training wheels toaster!
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    CD slots are so 1995
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