Honda is retiring its amazing Asimo robot. News of company’s decision to end development of the robot came via local media. But Honda insisted Asimo’s talents will not be wasted, with much of it ...

In 2000, Honda launched ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative MObility), an advanced humanoid robot that sparked the imaginations of innovators and technology enthusiasts worldwide. Named after the famed ...

Everyday we get a little closer to finally having our own personal robotic servants. Honda’s Robotics division unveiled an all-new ASIMO that’s lighter, more dexterous, and smart enough to be ...

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So long, Asimo. We'll always have the videos. Honda has announced that it's officially retiring the world's most famous non-Star Wars-affiliated bipedal robot. News of the retirement came from Nikkei ...

Humanoid robots are continually improving and Honda's ASIMO is no different. Honda's first two-legged robot was born in 1986 and since then, subsequent models have become increasingly advanced.

Not a lot of people know this, but Honda was actually experimenting with humanoid robots as far back as the mid-1980s. They were kind of like boxes full of circuitry on legs that became more and more ...

Honda research engineers have given Asimo the ability to understand three voices at once, thanks to an array of eight microphones that can recognize each voice individually. The recognition software, ...

Those who do not believe that robots may eventually enslave the human race to do their bidding, you might want to revisit that thought. Honda's Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility robot, known as ...

Honda is ceasing development of Asimo, the humanoid robot that has delighted audiences at trade shows for years but never really matured into anything more than that, the Nikkei reports. But while the ...