Thursday, January 11, 2007

For Jared, and his jilted Jetson-fan friends


At the Consumer Electronic Show in Vegas, Honda unveiled this prototype to fuel your futuristic fantasies once more.

ABC News reports:

NEW YORK (AP) Honda Motor Co. showed off some flashy new technology this week, and we're not talking about the new Accord Coupe concept it unveiled at the auto show in Detroit.

Two decades ago, the car company set out to build a walking robot; Honda set its latest iteration loose at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week.

In a statement, Honda said it hopes the Asimo, which stands for Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility, will one day be a helper to people in need.

Right now, the robot, which looks like a 4-foot-tall child in a space suit, can walk hand-in-hand with a human, balance on one foot, push a tray and run four miles per hour sometimes in circles, further showing off its balancing skills.

2 Comments:

Blogger Jamie said...

Hilarious. We WERE promised robots... perhaps we should pitch in and get one of these for Jared next Christmas.

Sat Jan 13, 07:15:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

yeah! thanks, Nathan. i've been trying to comment for like an infinity, but my blogger account has been acting really wierd. i love this robot.

Mon Jan 22, 09:31:00 PM  

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