We don't need to remind you that robots can do all sorts of amazing things, and after the robots that can sing and walk, we have the first robot that can drive a bicycle on its own.
Dr. Guero, also known as Masahiko Yamaguchi, created Primer-V2 robot, and unlike other robots that we saw, this one is capable of driving a bicycle on its own, almost like a human. Although this robot probably isn't the fastest bicycle driver, and it can only achieve speed of 10kmph, it's probably the only robot that is capable of doing that. In order to keep its balance, this robot is using data from a piezoelectric angular rate sensor and thanks to that data it corrects tilt with the handlebars. Although this robot uses automatic balance, when it comes to determining a direction, it has to be controlled remotely at all times.
Primer-V2 is one of a kind robot, and we hope that we'll see similar robots in the future.
[via CNET]
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