Honda ASIMO Robot Demostration

[Webster]

ASIMO, an acronym for Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility, is a humanoid robot designed and developed by Honda. Introduced on 21 October 2000, ASIMO was designed to be a multi-functional mobile assistant. With aspirations of helping those who lack full mobility, ASIMO is frequently used in demonstrations across the world to encourage the study of science and mathematics.

At 130 cm (4 ft 3 in) tall and 48 kg (106 lb), ASIMO was designed to operate in real-world environments, with the ability to walk or run on two feet at speeds of up to 6 kilometres per hour (3.7 mph). In the USA, ASIMO is part of the Innoventions attraction at Disneyland and has been featured in a 15-minute show called "Say 'Hello' to Honda's ASIMO" since June 2005.

The robot has made public appearances around the world, including the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the Miraikan Museum and Honda Collection Hall in Japan, and the Ars Electronica festival in Austria. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASIMO

 

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I remember reading about difficulties of designing humanoid robots like Asimo here. One of the biggest challenges is properly replicating human bipedal locomotion, since robots don't really have a sense of balance and therefore tend to fall down when attempting to move. The amount of progress designers of Asimo have made is quite impressive, when you take that into consideration.

Robots that mimic insectoid style of movement don't have that problem, since they're technically already on the ground, using 4 or more legs to move.