2001: The year of the robot
News For example, Honda has made great progress with its Asimo robot. Honda is now able to recoup some of its 15 years of investment in Asimo by renting some models out as receptionists or tour guides. Meanwhile, researchers at universities and big...
[December 27, 2001, 6:31]
Photos: Honda robot runs circles around competition
News Through the coordinated use of its eye camera and the force kinesthetic) sensor on its wrists, ASIMO can give and receive an object such as a tray ASIMO is now capable of running at a speed of 6km/hour and of running in a circular pattern
[December 14, 2005, 10:25]
Japanese scientists want to build robot child
News Japan's technology in robotics has reached the level where robots can copy the human walk, as seen in Asimo, the robot created by Honda. However, Asimo's physical ability is still far below that of a five-year-old human.
[August 26, 2003, 10:05]
News Schmooze: Welcome to Ghost Comdex
News Asimo' robot becomes more human-like Honda has spent 15 years developing this robot, Asimo, and the end product is like something out of a deranged 1950s B movie. The Schmoozer is still a bit jet-lagged after getting back from a week in Las Vegas...
[November 16, 2001, 17:11]
Artificial Intelligence: DNA sequencers to dancing robots
News However, despite the impressive performance of the neural networks controlling Asimo's movement the most significant applications for neural networks are currently to be found in everyday objects, such as a new fire detector that has just been...
[March 28, 2006, 11:40]
Is the world ready for the self-aware robot?
News In her new book, "God in the Machine: What Robots Teach Us About God and Humanity," Foerst draws on her experience at MIT's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory to paint a picture of how people and robots can and should interact - and whether, at...
[April 12, 2005, 19:25]
Windows robot can 'see' intruders, call police
News Honda's Asimo project and Sony's commercially available Aibo robo-pet are recent examples of this drive to make robots part of everyday life. Fujitsu has begun sales in Japan of a Windows-powered robot which it hopes can become the foundation of...
[March 17, 2003, 11:38]
Robots gear up for European football championship
News RoboCup's "four-legged league" uses Aibo robots, while the "humanoid league" pits two-legged robots such as Honda's Asimo against one another. More than 200 organisations are preparing to bring their teams of robots to RoboCup 2003 next month in...
[June 20, 2003, 13:51]
News Schmooze: Bill Gates brings on the lurve machine
News Ahhh, the beginnings of spring, and lurve is in the air. One of the hallmarks of our modern age is our tendency to rely on technology to express our romantic overtures, and Brits are expected to rack up more impassioned text messages this year than...
[February 15, 2002, 17:06]
Robots could be nurses of the future
News Asimo -- which stands for "Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility" -- is four feet tall, shaped like a human and capable of walking on two legs. The Japanese government is set to invest heavily in setting up a robotics industry, in a move that could...
[August 29, 2001, 14:03]
