TOKYO – Honda’s humanoid robot, which can be started up in four minutes, is to be a receptionist at IBM Japan. Honda has refined its human robot “Asimo” to gracefully walk down stairs, respond to ...

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

Robotics has got to be simultaneously one of the most exciting and ignored high tech stories on the planet. I’m not talking about robotics in manufacturing which is currently being used worldwide ...

The era when we were proud of ASIMO and laughed at 'Xianxingzhe'Around the year 2000, Honda's ASIMO was unveiled in Japan, ...

A humanoid robot will conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra next month, mixing two different cultures — technology and music. Honda Motor Co.’s Asimo robot was built to help people and to someday ...

Honda recently debuted its new ASIMO robot at the International Auto Show in NYC. The space-ready-looking robot measures 4 ft. 3 inches tall, weighs 110 lbs, and can greet you by shaking your hand ...

TOKYO - Honda Motor Co. has developed a robotic hand capable of highly dexterous movements, marking a return to robotics with a new industrial focus after retiring its once-iconic ASIMO humanoid robot ...

When you think of Honda, you may envision cars, motorcycles or perhaps lawn equipment. But there’s another side to the Japanese corporation that many tend to overlook. They’re in the forefront of ...

The same “posture control” system that allows the delightful little Asimo robot to keep its balance and seem friendly and not at all like it’s going to strangle you mercilessly with its cold robot ...

American Honda Motor Co. is showing off a humanoid robot that can climb stairs, run 4 miles per hour and may someday help care for the elderly and disabled. Asimo, a robot that has been more than 20 ...

If you thought Asimo falling down the stairs was funny, wait until this epic 49-foot-tall version of Honda’s robot falls down during the Rose Parade, crushing ...