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- JMarine25
Hello, GTPlanet. Nice to see you again. This is John with a new topic.
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Ever heard of ASIMO? It's that cute little robot from the most hated on car company in America (by muscle car and anti-tuners), Honda. ASIMO stands for "Advanced Step in Innovative MObility." It is about 4 feet tall and can walk on uneven surfaces, recognize your name, do chores, and a lot more than I can explain in one mid-length sentence. Why in "Cars in General?" Part of the inspiration is from the "Once a Mini, now Something (Cooler)," and that this robot is crafted by Honda. In my view, I have much respect to Honda even with people who "cannot stand" a Civic tuner car. I think Honda has innovated and done well in so many fields that I don't think any other company can match or beat. Their research and development has gone into motorcycles (how they started out), ATVs, waterscooters, motorsports, generators, lawn mowers, outboard motors... anyone who seen the Honda commercial that ended by the announcer saying "...and you thought we only made cars," knows all too well what Honda has been through. In more than 60+ years and being at the Houston Auto Show, I was honored to be at the Honda exhibit. While I didn't see the cute little ASIMO robot, I'm sure he would have been a welcome guest to Houston. Honda hopes this robot can be of good use. ASIMO was the result of about 16 years of development. And I'm sure Honda of Japan and all other worldwide subdivisions will be happy to know that ASIMO is a remarkable robot.
If you think you want him, I think he can be bought for $150,000. I don't think there is an assembly line for ASIMO, so don't expect to get him for cheap. There are some websites out there in English and Japanese which talk about ASIMO's capabilities. So, what do you think about ASIMO?
(CREATOR'S NOTE: I am not sure this would be the proper place for this topic, so if it isn't the right place, please move this. Thank you.)
Ever heard of ASIMO? It's that cute little robot from the most hated on car company in America (by muscle car and anti-tuners), Honda. ASIMO stands for "Advanced Step in Innovative MObility." It is about 4 feet tall and can walk on uneven surfaces, recognize your name, do chores, and a lot more than I can explain in one mid-length sentence. Why in "Cars in General?" Part of the inspiration is from the "Once a Mini, now Something (Cooler)," and that this robot is crafted by Honda. In my view, I have much respect to Honda even with people who "cannot stand" a Civic tuner car. I think Honda has innovated and done well in so many fields that I don't think any other company can match or beat. Their research and development has gone into motorcycles (how they started out), ATVs, waterscooters, motorsports, generators, lawn mowers, outboard motors... anyone who seen the Honda commercial that ended by the announcer saying "...and you thought we only made cars," knows all too well what Honda has been through. In more than 60+ years and being at the Houston Auto Show, I was honored to be at the Honda exhibit. While I didn't see the cute little ASIMO robot, I'm sure he would have been a welcome guest to Houston. Honda hopes this robot can be of good use. ASIMO was the result of about 16 years of development. And I'm sure Honda of Japan and all other worldwide subdivisions will be happy to know that ASIMO is a remarkable robot.
If you think you want him, I think he can be bought for $150,000. I don't think there is an assembly line for ASIMO, so don't expect to get him for cheap. There are some websites out there in English and Japanese which talk about ASIMO's capabilities. So, what do you think about ASIMO?
