Meet The Yamaha Motobot: A Humanoid Robot That Will Learn To Ride Motorcycles Better Than Humans Can

Yamaha is delving into the world of autonomous vehicles in a way fitting of the unique company that it is: by building a robot capable of piloting a motorcycle better than a human can—but not just any human: nine-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi, who won this year’s championship on a Yamaha YZR-M1 and who some consider practically super-human.