Motoroid 2 by Yamaha and the Japanese concept of “Kando” #2

MOTOROiD” is a 🔻proof of concept experimental 🔅electric motorcycle , a new form of personal mobility. Riders resonates harmoniously with the machine.

🔅MOTOROiD” is a 🔻proof of concept experimental 🔅electric motorcycle , a new form of personal mobility. Riders resonates harmoniously with the machine. Kando* is a new experiences based on Yamaha's exclusive development ideal of Jin-Ki-Kanno & developed under the concept of an “Unleashed Prototype.”

*Kando is a 🔻Japanese word for simultaneous feelings of deep 🔻satisfaction & intense excitement that we 🔻experience when we encounter something of exceptional value.

🔅MOTOROiD is equipped with 🔅highprecision balance control via #artificialintelligence & #autonomous technology. It can sense its own state & adjust its center of gravity accordingly to stand up off its kickstand & remain upright unassisted. It🔻recognizes its owner,moves forward to meet him/her, reacts based on its rider's actions thanks to its 🔻human-machine-interface(🔅HMI) like a true 🔻partner of its owner.

MOTOROiD is a vision of future mobility taking vehicles beyond simple “tools for movement.” Based on AMCES,* a new level of functionality & an all-new structural layout. Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA takes on the 🔻development 🔻challenges to acquire #technology that creates new value to customers.

*Active Mass CEnter Control System -technology works to stabilize two-wheeled vehicles by using electronics to actively control the chassis itself & constantly optimize the vehicle's attitude.

🔻AMCES is a Yamaha-exclusive technology.Aimed at electronically controlling & stabilizing the chassis of two-wheeled 🔻electric motorcycles . By this the optimum attitude for the vehicle can be constantly maintained, allowing the machine to keep itself upright when standing still or when moving forward.

The machine's attitude control is handled by rotating parts of the machine like the battery, swingarm & rear wheel around the AMCES axis that runs through the center of the vehicle in order to control its c.g.

During rotation, the battery moves either right or left, acting as a counterweight that enables the machine to maintain balance and remain upright at a standstill. The inner frame unit area rotates around the AMCES axis via electronic control.

🔅ImageRecognition 🔅AI

A 🔻facialrecognition system gives MOTOROiD the ability to respond only to its owner. It recognizes🔺gestures, making it possible to also respond to hand movements,eg. a beckoning wave / a raised palm to instruct it to start or stop moving. The system's data is continuously sent to the control unit, where it is collected & used as feedback for controlling the machine.

🔅Haptic HMI

It features haptic(force feedback) devices which works to provide a greater sense of unity between rider & machine as it contacts the rider's waist & chest area, as if the owner is being embraced by the vehicle.These contact points are aimed at intuitive feedback & interaction between🔻rider &🔺machine.

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Article courtesy / excerpts Yamaha & gigadgets