Robots and their progress

[Asher]

Honda's new version of Asimo can do more things

http://news.com.com/Hondas+robot+ready+for+office+chores/2100-11394_3-5992906.html

Serving refreshments is one of the new tasks Honda's cutting-edge robot, Asimo, has learned during the past year. The company demonstrated the robot's new skills in a video released on Dec. 13, 2005.


Asimo learned how to run in 2004. The new version of Honda's robot can run 3.7 miles per hour--twice as fast as last year's model.


Asimo, at 4.25 feet tall, can push a cart weighing 22 pounds.


Dozens of servo motors help the robot execute complex motions smoothly.


Honda says that Asimo's ability to climb a set of stairs is the culmination of almost two decades of research and development.


Asimo uses 26 servo motors to balance on one foot.


Asimo can balance on one foot while kicking a soccer ball.


Asimo fans helped welcome the robot to Disneyland earlier in 2005.

Videos are here: http://www.world.honda.com/HDTV/ASIMO/

[Jon Miller]

that is cool, as long as we have the ninja, pirate, and zombie armies ready

JM

[Sava]

I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.

[Sava]

A.W.E.S.O.M.-O > Asimo

[Kuciwalker]

The woman in the first photograph looks like that other Japanese robot...

[germanos]

Re: Robots and their progress

Originally posted by Asher

Honda says that Asimo's ability to climb a set of stairs is the culmination of almost two decades of research and development.

I've seen a wheelchair do that. It could drive around on only two wheels as well with a person sitting in it. Awesome

[Cyclotron]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
The woman in the first photograph

I'd take that fine ass.

Oh wait, this thread is about robots?

[child of Thor]

"and for all you robo-chefs out there, i want to show you a nice way to create roast human - not that we need really eat them, but well the process is good for your cooking skills. And to think these creatures once ruled the world! ha! "

[asleepathewheel]

Hell Yes!

[Dis]

Originally posted by Cyclotron


I'd take that fine ass.

Oh wait, this thread is about robots?

I just can't help but think about the women in the pictures.

What do they see in the robot that they can't find in a great guy like me?

[FrostyBoy]

What I love about this, is that every movement he makes, is perfect. While it is obvious that a robot should be making perfect movements (e.g. when he runs, the distances between each step is exactly the same, and he can stop on an exact spot, with perfect alignment), I still find it an amazing turning point for what is to come: Robots with the inability to fail.

[DanS]

Personally, I would rather that the robots be sold, rather than be PR pieces. Otherwise, it will take forever for much progress to be made.

[Dis]

they have to do something useful first. They look pretty useless to me.

[DanS]

Well, then have them learn to do something useful. (Although in Japan, you could probably get away with it not doing anything useful.)

[Asher]

Originally posted by DanS
Well, then have them learn to do something useful.

You are indeed a brilliant man.

Baby steps, Danny, baby steps.

I noticed you dropped your participation in the LCD/Plasma vs DLP thread.