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Flossie Evaluates Motorcycles, Can’t Actually Ride Them (Yet)

Writing by Evan Ackerman on Tuesday, 21 of July , 2009 at 5:41 am

Flossie

When Castrol needed to test how well their lubricants performed on various motorcycles under different conditions, they needed a rider that knew a thing or two about precision reproducibility. And industrial lubricants. Meet Flossie, Castrol’s testing robot, who is able to sit on a bike and do everything that a human rider would do, except way better and forever. Just like a human, Flossie is able to learn and adapt to different clutches on different bikes, but unlike a human, Flossie isn’t set up to actually go anywhere. That’s okay, though… If you want a robot who knows how to go somewhere on a bike, just look up Murata Boy. Or for that matter, ditch the boy and get yourself a robot bike that drives itself. Video of Ghost Rider, from the DARPA Grand Challenge in 2005, after the jump.

[ Faster and Faster ] VIA [ Engadget ]

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Category: Industrial,Research

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Comment by Alex Allen

Made Monday, 26 of July , 2010 at 9:21 pm

i am a motorcycle fan and i am a collector too. motorcycles are really beautiful and a great mode of transport.,.`

Comment by Treating Skin Acne

Made Monday, 20 of December , 2010 at 9:21 am

me and my dad always love to ride motorcycles, we also have a motorcycle shop at home ,~~

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