Articles on Asimo

Take a load off with Honda's walking aid - Nov 10, 2008

Crave Honda's new support system can do stairs. See all the cool things we'll have to look forward to when we're older? Honda unveiled another experimental walking-assistant device on Friday that ... Read story »

Honda helps the elderly walk like a robot - Apr 23, 2008

Crave It's nice to see Japanese scientists developing technology that can actually help the elderly help themselves for a change, rather than creating more robots that ostensibly are designed to minister to ... Read story »

Surpassing Star Wars technology--The Boston Dynamics dog vs. AT AT - May 21, 2008

Blogs Check out the Boston Dynamics mechanical dog! Now check out Star Wars' AT AT in action in this animation. We've sorta surpassed Star Wars technology BY FAR in this field. Now, the ... Read story »

iRobot CEO believes robot nurses solution to runaway healthcare cost - Sep 20, 2009

Crave A prototype robotic telepresence "nurse." In the midst of America's raging debate on the future of health insurance, one man says he has a solution to out-of-control healthcare costs: More ... Read story »

Honda's dream, at least, a piece of it - May 2, 2008

Blogs Honda, the car builder, has been famous for its endless chase of "dreams". When Honda was just another Japanese motorcycle workshop in 1950s, its flag models always carried the emblem of ... Read story »

Nissan's little robot car: Quick like a bee - Sep 30, 2008

Crave Nissan's BR23C avoids obstacles like a bee. With the admirable goal of cutting accident rates in half by 2015, Nissan released details of an accident-avoiding robot, the BR23C. This moniker somehow ... Read story »

Philips Smart Companion - Jun 21, 2005

Crave We're still not sure what the hullabaloo is with Philips' Smart Companion. So it has a name, Dimi. So have Sony's Aibo and Honda's Asimo. So Dimi can nod, listen (something ... Read story »

Have robot, will battle - Dec 5, 2005

Blogs Japanese obsession with anything robotic is notorious and knows no bounds. These days, kids bring home an abandoned robot they found in the back alley and beg their parents. "Can I ... Read story »

The future of tech - Jul 13, 2007

Features We're talking time travel, flying cars, teleportation, and more. See it all in pictures.  Read story »

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