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 ...

On January 13, 2002, a slightly unusual entrance ceremony was held at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation ...

In the 20th century, it seemed like robots were going to radically change our lives in the near future. Intelligent androids would handle all the daily tasks we didn’t care for, and make our lives ...

I once had a dream that Asimo, Honda’s cute humanoid robot, rocked me to sleep – then strangled me. My subconscious and a good bit of therapy could probably explain the strangling part, but Asimo ...

A few years ago Honda’s ASIMO robot humiliated the Japanese car company when it demonstrated how well it could tumble down stairs, when it was supposed to walk up them. Whether the engineers that made ...

Honda has unveiled a new version of its lovable Asimo robot today, bestowing new abilities and new robotic intelligence on the automaton. The biggest new innovation is Asimo’s ability to move without ...

It walks and runs, even up and down stairs. It can open a bottle and serve a drink, and politely tries to shake hands with a stranger. Meet the latest ASIMO, Honda's humanoid robot. "Hello New York!

The stairs of potential doom await the arrival of Asimo, Honda’s humanoid robot. The latest version should be able to climb them, but it took a nasty tumble during a demonstration in Japan. Will it ...

We've already seen it dance, sing and read minds, but Honda's ASIMO humanoid has now taken that one great leap into decidedly more dystopian territory. The revamped bot, pictured above (and apparently ...

Honda has come a long way towards realising its vision of creating a humanoid robot since its bi-pedal (two-legged) robot named "EO" successfully took its first steps in 1986. Culminating in ASIMO, ...