Honda's new Asimo Robot is the most humane of all

Presentation of the new model Asimo Robot in New York on April 16, 2014



Just yesterday, Honda North America demonstrated a truly amazing robot that not only can pour liquid, but also can walk up and down the stairs, open bottles, serve drinks, and if necessary, politely shake hands.



“Hello New York! Thank you for coming today! ” - the first words of a robot miracle at the debut in the center of Manhattan.

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Similar to a miniature astronaut, Asimo is wearing a white suit and helmet. Overall height is about 130 cm, and weight is about 50 kg.



ASIMO (abbr. Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility ) - was designed to help people with disabilities. The first model was introduced in 2000 after 14 years of research, during which scientists studied human movements in an attempt to replicate them.







The last demonstration showed the flexibility and balance of the robot - Asimo can now jump, also knows sign language and has the ability to move at a speed of 9 km / h.



Researchers believe that one day Asimo will be able to help older people who need constant care, as well as people with disabilities.







Honda has been developing androids since 1986. For 2009, there are 100 copies of Asimo in the world. The cost of production of one copy does not exceed $ 1,000,000, and some robots can be rented for $ 166,000 . The most interesting is that Honda does not sell its robots, but only rents them out.



Every year, Asimo acquires new opportunities, which helps it to become more perfect. Here is a short list:

• Recognition of moving objects
• Gesture recognition
• Recognition environment
• Distinguishing sounds
• Face recognition

In fact, the world will soon be able to see the first robot, which has human-like traits in behavior, which will make it an indispensable assistant.

Info taken from phys.org

Translation and article prepared by the Telebreeze Team

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