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Motorcycle Riding Robot

Meet Flossie, the motorcycle riding robot.  Flossie is a test rider for Castrol Motor Oil.
Flossie can ride a stationary bike just like a real rider. He has a ‘self learning’ mode that allows him to learn a bike’s gear change pattern, clutch feel and throttle response.
Castrol states:
He is invaluable in tests which support our core [...]