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{{Image|The New ASIMO.jpg|right|350px|The New ASIMO at the [[Consumer Electronics Show]] 2007.}} | {{Image|The New ASIMO.jpg|right|350px|The New ASIMO at the [[Consumer Electronics Show]] 2007.}} | ||
'''ASIMO''' (アシモ ''ashimo'') is the world's most advanced [[humanoid]] robot developed by the Japanese company [[Honda]]. The first ASIMO was completed after 15 years of research, and it was officially unveiled | '''ASIMO''' (アシモ ''ashimo'') is the world's most advanced [[humanoid]] robot, developed by the Japanese company [[Honda]]. The first ASIMO was completed after 15 years of research, and it was officially unveiled on October 31, 2000. The robot resembles a small astronaut wearing a backpack, and is capable of performing a variety of tasks, including running, dribbling a ball, walking up and down stairs, and recognizing people by their appearance and voice. The name is short for "'''A'''dvanced '''S'''tep in '''I'''nnovative '''MO'''bility" and also means "legs also," in Japanese ("脚も"). It was named in reference to [[Isaac Asimov]], an American professor and science fiction writer who is credited with coining the term ''robotics'' and proposing the [[Three Laws of Robotics]]. | ||
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ASIMO (アシモ ashimo) is the world's most advanced humanoid robot, developed by the Japanese company Honda. The first ASIMO was completed after 15 years of research, and it was officially unveiled on October 31, 2000. The robot resembles a small astronaut wearing a backpack, and is capable of performing a variety of tasks, including running, dribbling a ball, walking up and down stairs, and recognizing people by their appearance and voice. The name is short for "Advanced Step in Innovative MObility" and also means "legs also," in Japanese ("脚も"). It was named in reference to Isaac Asimov, an American professor and science fiction writer who is credited with coining the term robotics and proposing the Three Laws of Robotics.