Case Study: Yamaha Motor achieves autonomous self-balancing MOTOROiD prototype in two years with MathWorks

Yamaha Motor Develops Concept Model for a Motorcycle with Self-Balancing Control

Yamaha Motor set out to develop MOTOROiD, a concept motorcycle that autonomously stands up and remains upright, but had only two years to go from idea to public debut. To meet this aggressive timeline, Yamaha Motor used MathWorks' MATLAB and Simulink environment and toolboxes — including the Control System Toolbox, Symbolic Math Toolbox, and System Identification Toolbox — to model, design, and simulate the self‑balancing control system.

Using MathWorks tools, engineers implemented integrated modeling and simulation workflows that enabled rapid principle prototyping and close collaboration across teams by using MATLAB as a common language. The MathWorks‑supported approach produced a working MOTOROiD prototype within the two‑year target, delivered effective autonomous balancing validation, and connected engineers to accelerate development and demo readiness for the motor show.

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