Honda is retiring its amazing Asimo robot. News of company’s decision to end development of the robot came via local media. But Honda insisted Asimo’s talents will not be wasted, with much of it ...

Honda has announced that it's officially retiring the world's most famous non-Star Wars-affiliated bipedal robot. News of the retirement came from Nikkei Asian Review. Read also: Robotics in business: ...

Asimo's come a long way in 20 years, and the Japanese automaker doesn't plan to call it quits any time soon. It all started with Gran Turismo. From those early PlayStation days, Sean was drawn to ...

When Elon Musk said Tesla would build a humanoid robot and put a person in a Spandex suit dancing on a stage, it looked like a joke. Despite that, the Tesla CEO has since said it was for real and that ...

As the Nikkei Asian Review reports, Honda is officially closing the book on its ASIMO robotics program after 18 years of steady development. In 1986, Honda first set out to build a bi-pedal robot that ...

The Honda Asimo robot was originally unveiled back in 2000, and in 2011, a second-generation Asimo was introduced. Now, it appears that Honda is retiring their iconic Asimo robot. Honda has announced ...

Think of actuators as the robot’s muscles —the technology that enables humanoids to move. Actuators come in three types: ...

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Honda is ceasing development of Asimo, the humanoid robot that has delighted audiences at trade shows for years but never really matured into anything more than that, the Nikkei reports. But while the ...

Honda’s humanoid robot ASIMO came to Ohio State yesterday showcasing the product of dreaming, hard work and science. ASIMO, short for Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility, is Honda’s latest humanoid ...

Honda Motor Co. on Dec. 11 unveiled a new, smarter version of its ASIMO celebrity humanoid robot. The walking robots' new skills will allow them to work together in an office environment, the ...

We've been enjoying Honda's Asimo (Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility) robot ever since Engadget existed, but now Honda has announced that this robot project is winding down. The technology behind ...