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 ...

In 2000, Honda launched ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative MObility), an advanced humanoid robot that sparked the imaginations of innovators and technology enthusiasts worldwide. Named after the famed ...

TOKYO — Honda Motor Co. Ltd. has demonstrated a new version of the Asimo humanoid robot that the company claims can run at a speed of 3 kilometers per hour. Japanese companies such as Honda and Sony ...

Honda’s charismatic robot Asimo is retiring this week, ending a 22-year career. The child-sized robot made a name for itself some two decades ago when it rang the bell at the New York Stock Exchange ...

Honda’s Asimo robot caused many a jaw to drop over the years, its impressive array of talents for a long time putting the diminutive android well ahead of the competition. Asimo’s on-board computer ...

As the Nikkei Asian Review reports, Honda is officially closing the book on its ASIMO robotics program after 18 years of steady development. In 1986, Honda first set out to build a bi-pedal robot that ...

Purdue University will sponsor a nine-day tribute to robotics during two separate events open to the public March 10-19. The first event features ASIMO, which Honda Motor Co. created and bills as the ...

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 ...

Honda has ceased developed of its humanoid Asimo robot. The Japanese automaker first set to work on Asimo way back in 1986, when it opened a research facility in Japan’s Saitama Prefecture dedicated ...