Honda ASIMO

Honda's bipedal humanoid robot, first released in 2000, an icon of early humanoid robotics.

ASIMO is the bipedal humanoid robot developed by Honda in Japan, with its first generation released in 2000 at about 1.2 meters tall. The 2011 version stood 130 cm tall, weighed 48 kg, had 57 degrees of freedom, could run at about 9 km/h, and was able to climb stairs, carry a tray, and interact simply with people. It relied on model-based control, such as the zero moment point (ZMP), for balance, with most of its motions pre-planned by engineers, making it the high-water mark for humanoid robots from before the deep-learning era. Honda halted development in 2018 and retired ASIMO after its last public appearance in March 2022. It is now commonly used as the historical baseline against which today's learning-based humanoid robots are compared.

ExampleIn a 2011 demonstration, ASIMO could hop on one leg, run while turning, and pour and serve a drink to an audience member on command.

Related

Humanoid Robot · Bipedal Locomotion · Zero Moment Point · Model-Based Control · HRP Humanoid Robot Series

Sources

Honda Debuts New Humanoid Robot ASIMO (2000)
Wikipedia: ASIMO

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2022-03