Honda ASIMO in photos: The pioneering humanoid robot makes more progress

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  • Honda ASIMO, humanoid robot

    Honda ASIMO, humanoid robot

    Honda ASIMO is one of the most world's most advanced experiments in humanoid robots. ZDNet got a close look at ASIMO at the 2015 SAE World Congress in Detroit, Michigan on April 22-23. While ASIMO is still a long way from being a commercial product, it continues to do more and more each year and the research that has gone into it has also spawned other products as well.

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    Caption by: Jason Hiner

  • ASIMO shows off for students

    ASIMO shows off for students

    One of the ways Honda uses ASIMO is to inspire students to study STEM. It's meant to show them the kinds of fun stuff they could be working on in the future.

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    Caption by: Jason Hiner

  • ASIMO can now shake a hand

    ASIMO can now shake a hand

    ZDNet and TechRepublic editor Jason Hiner shook hands with ASIMO at SAE World Congress 2015 in Detroit on June 22.

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    Caption by: Jason Hiner

  • Honda UNI-CUB

    Honda UNI-CUB

    The UNI-CUB is derived from the robotics research that has come out of the ASIMO project. It is designed to help people with injuries and mobility challenges to achieve full mobility.

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    Caption by: Jason Hiner

  • A ride on Honda UNI-CUB

    A ride on Honda UNI-CUB

    ZDNet's Jason Hiner tried out the UNI-CUB, which moves by shifting your weight and moving our feet on the pedals.

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    Caption by: Jason Hiner

  • Trying Honda Walk Assist Device

    Trying Honda Walk Assist Device

    ZDNet's Jason Hiner also tried the Honda Walk Assist device at the 2015 SAE World Congress in Detroit, Michigan.

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  • Trying on Honda Walk Assist Device

    Trying on Honda Walk Assist Device

    The Honda Walk Assist Device can help people who are physically impaired from a stroke or other injuries to walk. It's an exoskeleton device that provides additional power to the legs.

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    Caption by: Jason Hiner

  • Honda Walk Assist Device

    Honda Walk Assist Device

    The Honda Walk Assist Device also came out of the same research that went into ASIMO.

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    Caption by: Jason Hiner

  • Honda Walk Assist Device

    Honda Walk Assist Device

    These pieces attach to the legs to help power movement where the legs have been weakened or injured. This product is actually ready to go into clinic trials and potentially come to market in the next several years.

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    Caption by: Jason Hiner

  • The evolution of ASIMO

    The evolution of ASIMO

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  • ASIMO serving drinks

    ASIMO serving drinks

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  • ASIMO opens a water bottle

    ASIMO opens a water bottle

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  • ASIMO is made to serve

    ASIMO is made to serve

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  • ASIMO walks down stairs

    ASIMO walks down stairs

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  • ASIMO runs

    ASIMO runs

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  • ASIMO walks for students at Czech Science Center

    ASIMO walks for students at Czech Science Center

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  • ASIMO walks while holding hands

    ASIMO walks while holding hands

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  • ASIMO with reflection of Times Square in visor

    ASIMO with reflection of Times Square in visor

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  • ASIMO with Amands Bynes at premier of "Robots"

    ASIMO with Amands Bynes at premier of "Robots"

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  • ASIMO with Anthony Daniels who played C-3PO in Star Wars

    ASIMO with Anthony Daniels who played C-3PO in Star Wars

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  • ASIMO is now performing at Disneyland in California

    ASIMO is now performing at Disneyland in California

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  • ASIMO at Sundance for the premier of Honda's "Living with Robots"

    ASIMO at Sundance for the premier of Honda's "Living with Robots"

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  • ASIMO on Nova TV

    ASIMO on Nova TV

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  • ASIMO at the Brooklyn Bridge

    ASIMO at the Brooklyn Bridge

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  • ASIMO was a hit at Madison Square Park in New York City

    ASIMO was a hit at Madison Square Park in New York City

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  • ASIMO accepts induction into Robot Hall of Fame from founder James Morris

    ASIMO accepts induction into Robot Hall of Fame from founder James Morris

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  • ASIMO conducts Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    ASIMO conducts Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    On Tuesday night May 13 Honda’s ASIMO humanoid robot brought attention to the newly established The Power of Dreams Music Education Fund for Detroit youth at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) by conducting the orchestra as it performed “The Impossible Dream” to open a special sold-out concert featuring cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

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  • ASIMO helps present cellist Yo-Yo Ma with award

    ASIMO helps present cellist Yo-Yo Ma with award

    Prior to a sold-out concert by Yo-Yo Ma and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra May 13, the renowned cellist was presented with the Orchestra’s "Changing Lives through Music" Highest Achievement Award. The award was presented to Ma by DSO Music Director Designate Leonard Slatkin, American Honda Vice President Dick Szamborski, and Honda's ASIMO humanoid robot. ASIMO, which stands for Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility, debuted its ability to conduct immediately preceding the award presentation when it led the orchestra in a short work called "The Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha by Mitch Leigh.

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  • ASIMO with Detroit Symphony Orchesta music director Leonard Slatkin

    ASIMO with Detroit Symphony Orchesta music director Leonard Slatkin

    Honda's ASIMO humanoid robot joins internationally-recognized American conductor and Detroit Symphony Orchestra Music Director Designate Leonard Slatkin on stage prior to a special sold-out performance with Yo-Yo Ma at Orchestra Hall the evening of Tuesday, May 13, 2008. ASIMO debuted its ability to conduct when it led the orchestra in a short work called "The Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha by Mitch Leigh.

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  • ASIMO with Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed

    ASIMO with Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed

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  • ASIMO performed to 10,000 people in Serbia

    ASIMO performed to 10,000 people in Serbia

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  • ASIMO at 2015 Copenhagen Summit

    ASIMO at 2015 Copenhagen Summit

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  • ASIMO at a robotics festival in Serbia

    ASIMO at a robotics festival in Serbia

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  • ASIMO celebrated 10th birthday in 2010

    ASIMO celebrated 10th birthday in 2010

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  • E0 was Honda's first two-legged robot to take steps in 1986

    E0 was Honda's first two-legged robot to take steps in 1986

    E0, Honda's first two-legged robot, took its first steps in 1986.

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  • E1 was Honda's first robot to do fast, stable walking

    E1 was Honda's first robot to do fast, stable walking

    E1 was the first of Honda's second generation of robots that would achieve fast, stable walking in the human living environment.

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  • P1 was Honda's first humanoid robot

    P1 was Honda's first humanoid robot

    With the walking mechanism firmly established, Honda engineers attached the legs to a body to create a humanoid robot. P1 was the first robot in Honda’s fourth generation of robots and Honda’s first humanoid robot.

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  • P2 (1996) was the world's first self-regulating walking humanoid robot

    P2 (1996) was the world's first self-regulating walking humanoid robot

    P2, which debuted in 1996, was the second robot in Honda’s fourth generation of robots and the world’s first self-regulating, two-legged humanoid walking robot.

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  • P3 (1997) was 5'2", 286 pounds; Honda shrunk ASIMO to be less intimidating

    P3 (1997) was 5'2", 286 pounds; Honda shrunk ASIMO to be less intimidating

    P3, completed in September 1997, was the first completely independent, two-legged humanoid walking robot. P3 stood 5’2” tall and weighed 286 pounds (130 kilograms).

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Honda ASIMO, humanoid robot

Honda ASIMO is one of the most world's most advanced experiments in humanoid robots. ZDNet got a close look at ASIMO at the 2015 SAE World Congress in Detroit, Michigan on April 22-23. While ASIMO is still a long way from being a commercial product, it continues to do more and more each year and the research that has gone into it has also spawned other products as well.

Caption by: Jason Hiner

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