Features: Honda's Asimo robot

Honda have been developing their bi-ped & humanoid robot since the 1980's. Their first Experimental Model 0 (E0) bi-ped robot took it's first steps in 1986, subsequently 6 more bi-ped robots were made until 1993 when Honda unveiled their first humanoid robot with arms, the P1. After that, P2 and P3 were made, gradually refining their design until Asimo was produced in 2000, and continues to improve year after year.

A look at Asimo
People readily relate to Asimo's cutesy appearence, Honda want it to serve people by bringing them things. Is Asimo the future? Maybe we'll start seeing them in production soon.
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Evolution of Honda's Robots: (click pics for larger)




				E0 was Honda's first walking two-legged robot. E1 first robot to achieve fast, stable walking. E2 & E3 achieved fast, stable walking in the human living environment. E4, E5 & E6 achieved fast, stable walking on uneven surfaces, slopes and steps. P1 Honda's first humanoid robot. P2 the world's first self-regulating, humanoid walking robot. P3 was 5'2" tall and weighed 286 lb (130 kg).

Honda's earlier robots were all quite large, they originally intended making a robot as big as a human, but they realised that it was easier to balance a smaller being, and due to advnancements in technology around 2000 they were able to produce a smaller robot, and Asimo was born, unveiled in Japan in 2000.

Asimo first went to America on Feb. 14, 2002, when it rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. Picture >>

To find out more visit: http://asimo.honda.com/

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