A friend of mine is working on an interesting project for Yamaha. His company, SRI, a leader in robotics, is developing a robot that can drive a motorcycle. Their latest goal is for the robot to beat Yamaha’s best racer, Valentino Rossi, on a race track and they plan to accomplish that within a year. Their ultimate goal is to design an autonomous motorcycle that is safer without rider input.

Here is a video of their recent result: