Murata Boy, the Robot that can Ride Bicycles

Murata Boy is a robot capable of riding bicycles unassisted—balancing, pedaling and directing the bicycle, turning the bike to avoid obstacles. Check out www.murataboy.com.

Published by Urban Jeff on December 14, 2008 in Video. 6 Comments

6 Responses to “Murata Boy, the Robot that can Ride Bicycles”

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  • Daz
    December 14, 2008 at 6:12 am

    That bike seems to be electric so the pedals are working the legs rather than the other way around. Also, there’s rods actuating the steering which work the arms connected to the handle bar…. Seems that the bike is the robot.

  • Adam
    December 14, 2008 at 10:41 am

    Hmmm, isn’t UrbanVelo a bit gender-biased?
    A couple of days ago there was a post about involving ladies (http://urbanvelo.org/hey-ladies-contribute/)… So why don’t you tell readers about MURATA GIRL (MB’s cousin)? She rides a unicycle.

    (Please note the gender issue behind the personality of MURATA GIRL: her “goal is to be just like MURATA BOY.” Not very emancipated.)

  • Urban Jeff
    December 14, 2008 at 9:12 pm

    Why’s it always gotta be ladies first? Kinda seems a little chauvinist to me…

    http://urbanvelo.org/murata-girl-the-robot-that-can-ride-a-unicycle

  • Adam
    December 15, 2008 at 2:08 am

    Heh, didn’t mean to say ladies first, just didn’t see the 2nd post coming. By the way, Murata Girl is his cousin, not his sis.

  • Urban Jeff
    December 15, 2008 at 8:06 am

    That’s what they want you to believe, but in Japan, all robots are inbred. It’s a fact.

  • Adam
    December 15, 2008 at 2:49 pm

    yeah, right. and all german dogs are anti-semitic by nature, us-americans are afraid of non-suv cars, because they consider them unsafe (you know, you can’t see who’s hiding underneath in the parking lot…), french mothers give their babies red wine instead of milk 2 months after the birth (only because it’s much more efficient when it comes to washing down those baguette crumbs), and ethiopian kids don’t get chocolate from santa, because they don’t eat their veggies…

    …and all japanese robots are inbred, furthermore, they are the products of nasty, manga-based robotic incest. ew!

    blablablabla, why not watch something completely different by the flight of the conchords:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGoi1MSGu64
    the guys seem to be into biking in nyc…

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