Honda’s ASIMO getting more intelligent?
By Darren Murph | December 11, 2007
Filed under: Robots
We’re not getting too hopeful about all of this just yet, but reportedly, Honda has worked a new series of “cutting-edge intelligence technologies” into ASIMO. Apparently aimed to keep the poor humanoid from tumbling down stairs, the improvements will supposedly enable it to “operate autonomously with people and other ASIMOs,” essentially making it more suitable for real world use. More specifically, the new technologies include a “new system that enables multiple ASIMO humanoid robots to share tasks and work together to provide uninterrupted service to people,” an automatic charging function, intelligence to avoid obstacles by stepping back or yielding to oncoming objects and the ability to “perform tasks such as carrying a tray and pushing a trolley.” That sound you hear? Yeah, that’s the collective grumbling of butlers / maids the world over.
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