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ASIMO is a humanoid robot created by Honda to resemble a small astronaut. Standing at 4 feet 3 inches and weighing 119 pounds, ASIMO can walk or run at speeds up to 3.7 mph. ASIMO was created by Honda's Research & Development center in Japan as the most advanced in a line of humanoid robots dating back to 1986. It has 34 degrees of freedom and can recognize objects, gestures, sounds and faces to interact with humans.

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ASIMO is a humanoid robot created by Honda to resemble a small astronaut. Standing at 4 feet 3 inches and weighing 119 pounds, ASIMO can walk or run at speeds up to 3.7 mph. ASIMO was created by Honda's Research & Development center in Japan as the most advanced in a line of humanoid robots dating back to 1986. It has 34 degrees of freedom and can recognize objects, gestures, sounds and faces to interact with humans.

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ASIMO is a humanoid robot created

by Honda. Standing at 130 centimeters (4


feet 3 inches) and weighing 54 kilograms
(119 pounds), the robot resembles a small
astronaut wearing a backpack and can walk
or run on two feet at speeds up to 6 km/h
(3.7 mph), matching Hitachi's EMIEW.

ASIMO was created at Honda's


Research & Development Wako
Fundamental Technical Research Center in
Japan. It is the current model in a line of
twelve that began in 1986 with E0. ASIMO
resembles a child in size and is the most
human-like robot HONDA has made so far.
The robot has 7 DOF (Degrees of freedom)
in each arm — two joints of 3 DOF,
shoulder and wrist, giving "Six degrees of
freedom" and 1 DOF at the elbow; 6 DOF
in each leg — 3 DOF at the crotch, 2 DOF
at the ankle and 1 DOF at the knee; and 3
DOF in the neck joint. The hands have 2
DOF — 1 DOF in each thumb and 1 in
each finger. This gives a total of 34 DOF in
all joints. Honda will not confirm how
much it costs.

The name is an acronym for


"Advanced Step in Innovative MObility".
Online magazine, The Future Of Things
(TFOT), states that Honda did not name the
robot in reference to science fiction writer and inventor of the Three Laws of Robotics, Isaac Asimov. The
name ASIMO is also a pun meaning “feet, too”. アシ (ashi) is commonly translated as “feet” but can also
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refer to the lower leg from the knee down and モ (mo) is a particle meaning “also” or “too”, thus ASIMO
(アシモ ashimo) roughly translated can mean “it has feet, too” as is appropriate for a robot with legs. The
transliteration of アシモ as “asimo” uses the Kunrei system of romanization rather than the more familiar
Hepburn system of romanization which renders it as “ashimo”. In both cases it should be pronounced “ah
she moh” to match the original Japanese pronunciation. Americans usually pronouce it "ah zi moh", but both
ways will work properly.As of February 2009, there are over 100 ASIMO units in existence.

With 2000's ASIMO model Honda added features that enable ASIMO to interact better with humans.
These features fall under 5 categories:

Moving objects

Using the visual information captured by the camera mounted in its head, ASIMO detects the movements of
multiple objects, assessing distance and direction. Common applications of this feature would include: the
ability to follow the movements of people with its camera, to follow a person, or greet a person when he or
she approaches.

Postures and gestures

ASIMO interprets the positioning and movement of a hand, recognizing postures and gestures. Because of
this ASIMO can react to and be directed by not only voice commands, but also to the natural movements of
human beings. This enables it to, for example, recognize when a handshake is offered or when a person
waves and respond accordingly. It can also recognize movement directions such as pointing.

Environment

ASIMO recognizes the objects and terrain of its environment and acts in a way that is safe for both itself and
nearby humans. For example, recognizing potential hazards such as stairs, and by stopping and starting to
avoid hitting humans or other moving objects.

Distinguishing sounds

ASIMO's ability to identify the source of sounds has been improved, and it can distinguish between voices
and other sounds. It responds to its name, faces people when spoken to, and recognizes sudden, unusual
sounds such as that of a falling object or a collision, and faces in that direction. It can respond to questions,
either by a brief nod, a shake of the head or a verbal answer.

Facial recognition

ASIMO can recognize faces, even when ASIMO or the human being is moving. It can individually
recognize approximately 10 different faces. Once they are registered it can address them by name. Utilizing
networks ASIMO can provide information and function better for various commercial applications such as
reception. Its abilities fall under 2 categories:

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