Asimo Archive

  • Videos: Tower robot Tsutenkaku conquers Akihabara, meets Asimo

    Videos: Tower robot Tsutenkaku conquers Akihabara, meets Asimo

    Remember Tsutenkaku, "the world's biggest" robot? Tsutenkaku, basically a 170cm tall robot that looks like a city tower, recently made the journey from Osaka (where he was made and is supposed to attract tourists) from Tokyo. Needless to say, he first went to Akihabara, Tokyo's robot geek paradise, and while he was there, Tsutenkaku met Honda's famous humanoid Asimo, too. Tsutenkaku looks weird on pictures, but he's actually much, much weirder on video.

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  • Robot for your computer: Honda releases Asimo desktop widget

    Robot for your computer: Honda releases Asimo desktop widget

    There are many humanoids out there, but Honda's two-legged, super-advanced Asimo is certainly one of the coolest. And if you're a hardcore robot geek, you can get it now on your computer desktop via a new Adobe Air app.

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  • P4: Honda’s Asimo humanoid gets a re-design after 13 years

    P4: Honda’s Asimo humanoid gets a re-design after 13 years

    Honda’s Asimo is probably the world’s most famous humanoid robot. The company today leaked the first technical details and pictures of the fourth version of Asimo, the P4. And the new and improved Asimo, which took 13 years for Honda to develop (P3 was unveiled in 1997), looks much more elegant and human astronaut-like than the previous models.

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