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Just one year after we watched Honda's Asimo humanoid robot run around and try not to trip over chairs, things are looking up for the little guy. Looks like Asimo has graduated to office work, meeting and greeting visitors and of course, fetching orange juice and coffee for visitors. Rumour has it he can also push a cart, walk straight, sideways or even backwards. Way to go, buddy! Basically, Honda has added more joints and flexibility to the robot as well as myriad technologies such as advanced sensors, image/voice recognition and other stuff Honda ultimately hopes to use in its core automotive business. I don't know how bowing deeply and bringing tuna sandwiches to a meeting is going to help with new cars, but I'll leave it to the professionals.
There are tons of HDTV videos of Asimo in action—see the list after the jump...
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[Thanks Bram!]
New ASIMO Running at 6km/h (00:35) video
New ASIMO Turning on the Spot (00:22) video
New ASIMO Greeting Passers-By (00:24) video
New ASIMO Walking with a Tray (00:31) video
New ASIMO Operating a Cart (01:26) video
New ASIMO Running while Cornering (00:57) video
New ASIMO Exercising (00:44) video
New ASIMO Walking Hand-in-Hand (01:16) video
New ASIMO Receiving and Delivering a Tray (01:15) video
New ASIMO IC Tele-Interaction Card (00:25) video
New ASIMO Interaction with Distancing (00:44) video
New ASIMO Interaction with Recognition (00:22) video
New ASIMO in an Office (01:03) video
New ASIMO Pushing a Cart (05:21) video
