This motorcycle-riding robot is trying to set a speed record ZDNet

AI might be a hot topic but you'll still need to justify those projects. In partnership with Yamaha, robotics developer SRI has created a humanoid that can ride an unmodified motorcycle. Motorcycle racing is about the most thrilling lesson in physics and material science imaginable. In order to turn a motorcycle, riders need to lean. Thanks to some truly extraordinary tires, riders flirt with the terminal edge of physics at screaming speeds during race laps, leaning their bikes far enough to scrape knees, shoulders, and elbows.