Honda show off new faster, smarter Asimo robot (Includes Video)

[Jazzy]

Honda demonstrate the revamped Asimo robot, making the childlike machine run and hop around as well as serve drinks to show how the humanoid is now smarter and even more agile.



In a demonstration held at Honda's research facility in Tokyo, Asimo performed a variety of human tasks to demonstrate the technological developments made since the robot was last upgraded in 2005.



The new Asimo has improved hands, allowing individual movement of each finger, which was proudly shown off as the humanoid opened a Thermos bottle and gracefully poured juice into a paper cup.



As well as being able to walk over bumps, Asimo can also jog faster, beating his previous top speed of just under 4mph with a new record of 5.7mph.



Demonstrating new levels of intelligence, the childlike robot was also able to distinguish the voices of three people spoken at once, using face recognition and sound analysis.



The technological showcase went some way to answer critics of the project, first unveiled in 2000, who argue that Asimo has little practical use and is nothing more than a vanity project for the Japanese car manufacturer.



Full article with video: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...-show-off-new-faster-smarter-Asimo-robot.html

 

[Evil Eye]

Hmm.

Make it play an FPS. If it can do that (even if it totally sucks) I'll be a bit more impressed.

I mean seriously, pouring juice was the climax of their presentation. While that's not bad, it would've been more impressive if they'd let the audience hand it some of their juice.