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ASIMO succeeds in leading orchestra, does not fall down

Click above to view video after the jump While our blogging brethren over at Engadget are just relieved that Honda's ASIMO robot didn't attempt a global coup while conducting the Detroit Symphony Orchestra last night, we're more impressed it didn't fall over and crack its head open. (Seriously Honda, you don't think you're ever going to live that down, do you?) As we reported late last month, Honda's creepy little humanoid robot opened for Yo-Yo Ma in Detroit by conducting the DSO in a rousing rendition of "Impossible Dream". We're not sure ... Read more →

Honda's Rose Parade float a transformer Jonathon Ramsey

click above image to view more high-res res pics of the Honda float And you thought you were going to have to wait until next summer for the Transformers sequel. Well, thanks to Honda, you only have ...

Honda's ASIMO goes to Disneyland Jonathon Ramsey

ASIMO, Honda's increasingly uncanny humanoid robot, has finally impressed enough Hollywood producers to get his own show. The running, walking, talking, stair-climbing Advanced Step in Innovative ...

Honda UK releases e-zine version of 'dream' customer rag Erin Mays

Honda has released an electronic version of its popular customer rag, dream. The pretty pictures and interesting articles are still there, but the fun begins when one delves into the interactive ...

VIDEO: Honda debuts next-gen Asimo at CES that can climb stairs without smashing face plate John Neff

Whenever the day's got you down, there's nothing like watching Honda's Asimo robot take a face plant to turn your frown upside down. At this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, however, ...

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VIDEO: Honda builds great cars, not great robots - the Asimo faceplant 3 years ago on Autoblog

As product demonstrations go, this is what you would call a worst case scenario. Right at the one minute mark, the Honda Asimo robot has an issue making it up the steps and takes a faceplant on the floor below, shattering his glass "face" and saying what sounds like "sleeping". We're not sure ...

Honda technology breakthrough controls robots via brainwaves; cars could be next 3 years ago on Autoblog

Honda Research Institute (HRI) has teamed up with Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute (ATRI) to developing working technology allowing humans to control robotic devices simply by thinking about the task - a breakthrough that could change the way we control our motor ...

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