Honda introduces a new robot, Asimo
A major automobile maker, Honda Corp., introduced a new and improved humanoid robot named Asimo. It has an improved ability to think for itself; it senses its surroundings and acts accordingly - for example, it can avoid bumping into an oncoming person. Its hands feature 13 joints each, almost as many joints as human hands. Asimo can open a jar as well as use sign language to communicate.
Honda will be using Asimo in their offices to collect feedback to further develop the humanoid robot. The company CEO Takanobu Ito said, “Robot business is wide open. If there’s a field where a humanoid robot can help, we want to develop it into a practical business.”
Seeing is believing: I encourage you to check out the video clip (Flash) in the original Japanese news site linked above (but hurry! because usually the NHK news pages are available for a week or so).
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