This Guys Shifts Better Than You. Period....

[jarvismb]

Amidst all the leg humping I thought I'd take a break and post something about bikes for a change. Please don't be offended, I promise the little girls will be there when you get back....

  fasterandfaster.net said:

In their quest to develop the finest motorcycle engine oils, Castrol have recruited a new test rider – Flossie, the robot. ‘He is invaluable in tests which support our core product benefits such as increased power or increased acceleration,’ say Castrol.

Flossie (who isn’t related to a certain Rossi, as far as we know…) can test any scooter or motorcycle and has a ‘self learning’ mode that allows it to learn a bike’s gear change pattern, clutch feel and throttle response etc.

Castrol claim that Flossie is the ultimate precision rider who never gets tired, isn’t troubled by engine noise at 16,000rpm, doesn’t mind riding in extreme cold or heat… and doesn’t even crave a cold beer and a hamburger after a hard session of testing. And isn’t that just brilliant…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeGhoIFvD-E

Edited July 20, 2009 by RC51 John

[chevysoldier]

whoa, technology these days huh.

[RedRidingHood]

  chevysoldier said:

whoa, technology these days huh.

Damn!

[Disclaimer]

Robots are awesome. Electro-mechanical perfection.

But how dare you direct us away from the and actually post something pertaining to the forum.

[jarvismb]

I just realized i didn't embed the video properly. If someone wants to fix that, go right ahead, I obviously don't know the proper way to post.

[chevysoldier]

Here you go Jarvis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeGhoIFvD-E

Edited July 20, 2009 by chevysoldier

[V4junkie]

Well there goes another one of my dream careers. Thanks a lot, dream ruiner.

[magley64]

next get the rest of the controls working, and teach him the course...

[Likwid]

Well sure, if you count a robot as a guy!

I dunno about dream job though. We were at the dyno at Mid-Ohio... that guy must have NO hearing left, no earplugs, just screaming bikes all day long

[yotaman88210]

Psh, that robot isnt even really moving. Pussy robot

[V4junkie]

  Likwid said:

Well sure, if you count a robot as a guy!

I dunno about dream job though. We were at the dyno at Mid-Ohio... that guy must have NO hearing left, no earplugs, just screaming bikes all day long

Eww no earplugs? That's real smart.

[e-flores]

  Likwid said:

Well sure, if you count a robot as a guy!

I dunno about dream job though. We were at the dyno at Mid-Ohio... that guy must have NO hearing left, no earplugs, just screaming bikes all day long

it couldnt have been much different then camping without earplugs....

[SicilianDude357]

you know they just took the hottest girl on that developement team and said "youre going on camera" so they could make that vid.... of course hes the ultimate rider...as long as hes on a dyno and plugged in....

[Likwid]

  V4junkie said:

Eww no earplugs? That's real smart.

It was bad, I'm normally the super macho, "I don't need no stinking earplugs" ... but after 4 runs I didn't care

This guy was the one running the bikes... no earplugs, chewing gum... he's got to be deaf

[Fonzie]

Ahhhh.....Enter the next phase of AI & the progression of machines taking over

How long you think before one of these things starts racin' GP & breaks all Rossi's records?!?

[Fonzie]

WTF?!? Just watched that vid, and they jump around the whole time & never let you watch the robot do a full run

[oldschoolsdime92]

she looks like she was trying to talk dirty to us...

[chachi1189]

omg robots are one step closer to becoming our overlords!!

their leaders are here: http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/cliff-kuang/design-innovation/eatr-robot-thatll-forage-its-own-food?#

[Ryan_c_F]

plus he's a squid

no helmet

[InyaAzz]

^lulz

[kawi kid]

  Ryan_c_F said:

plus he's a squid

no helmet

newb made a funny!!