New, More Autonomous Asimo Robot Unveiled By Honda

An anonymous reader writes "Honda has just unveiled a new, upgraded version of its famous humanoid robot, Asimo. Its appearance didn't change much, but the new robot is lighter, faster, and stronger. It can walk on uneven surfaces, run backwards, and even jump on one foot. The new Asimo also has more dexterous hands and better image and voice recognition to interact with people. Honda's big push is clearly in the direction of making Asimo more autonomous, and useful, in human environments."

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[peragrin]

I would rather see Asimo and alpha dog walking into a highly dangerous area and doing the work that man needs to do but really can't safely.

Asimo is cool...

[BattleApple]

but I was hoping this upgrade would include "not walking like it's trying to suppress an explosive diarrhea incident".
That would be my first priority.