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Honda’s ASIMO humanoid robot sure is getting a lot of play these days. First it was taking a starring roll in the company’s new television ads, and now he’s out there teaching the kids about safety.
A 14-minute DVD being distributed to grade schools features the short, monochrome robot spreading some knowledge so the kids [...]
If you’ve been watching any of the new season of television you’ve no doubt been subjected to the latest ad campaign from Honda. The spots feature the song “I Can See For Miles” and star the most famous robot in the whole world, Asimo. Apparently the idea is the cute little bot walking around with [...]
The Ann Arbor News brings us a story of yet another turncoat human scientist trying to ensure that robots will someday be able to best us humans in strength and agility. Professor Jessy Grizzle of the University of Michigan is working on a project with researchers from Carnegie Mellon to develop a robot that can [...]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5v-_xeTvTk
I am ASIMO, proof of Japanese dominance over all of Asia. Bow down before my awesomeness, Korea, as I display what mighty feats I, ASMIO, can accomplish. I can dance. I can wave my arms in an almost rhythmic fashion. I can lead small children in a para para. That’s right, I am ASIMO, [...]
In the world of robots that walk on two legs and perform tricks like trained monkeys, no one holds a candle to ASIMO. But that may be coming to an end soon. French robotics company Aldebaran has posted a video on their site showing their Nao taking its first wobbly steps. Yeah, it’s not quite [...]
In addition to all the other gadgets and robots appearing at this year’s CES, the show also featured an appearance by the world famous falling robot ASIMO. Only this time, he/she/it didn’t fall down. Instead it ran around the stage, did a little dance, and successfully negotiated those stairs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx_FvniV380
If that wasn’t enough for you, Engadget [...]
For a good number of years now, ASIMO has been sort of the top dog among androidian, human-like robots, being one of the first to successfully tackle the whole bipedal walking thing. It was, and still is, a pretty amazing machine, but ASIMO is not infallible as this video from the excellent Pink Tentacle shows:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6947118853654187245
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