ASIMO - THE MOST ADVANCED ROBOT

ASIMO

ASIMO at the Expo 2005
Honda ASIMO
Manufacturer Honda
Year of creation 2005
ASIMO (アシモ, ashimo?) is a humanoid robot created by Honda. Standing at 130 centimeters (4 feet 3 inches) and weighing 54 kilograms (114 pounds), the robot resembles a small astronaut wearing a backpack and can walk or run on two feet at speeds up to 6 km/h (4.3 mph), matching EMIEW.[1] ASIMO was created at Honda's Research & Development Wako Fundamental Technical Research Center in Japan. It is the current model in a line of eleven that began in 1986 with E0.

Officially, the name is an acronym for "Advanced Step in Innovative MObility". Honda's official statements[2] claim that the robot's name is not a reference to science fiction writer and inventor of the Three Laws of Robotics, Isaac Asimov.

As of February 2009, there are over 100 ASIMO units in existence.[3] Each one costs under $1 million (¥106,710,325 or €638,186 or £504,720) to manufacture,[4] and some units are available to be hired out for $166,000 (¥17,714,316 or €105,920 or £83,789) per year.

Model	2000	2004	2005
Mass	52 kg ?	54 kg
Height	120 cm	130 cm
Width	45 cm	45 cm
Depth	44 cm	37 cm
Walking speed	1.6 km/hour	2.5 km/hour	2.7 km/hour 1.6 km/hour (carrying 1 kg)
Running speed	-	3 km/hour	6 km/hour (straight) 5 km/hour (circling)
Airborne time	-	0.05 seconds	0.08 seconds
Battery	Nickel metal hydride 38.4 V / 10 Ah / 7.7 kg 4 hours to fully charge	Lithium ion 51.8 V / 6 kg 3 hours to fully charge
Continuous operating time	30 minutes	40 mins to 1 hour (walking)
Degrees of Freedom	26 (two in the head, five in each arm, six in each leg, one per hand)	34 (three in the head, seven in each arm, two in each hand, one in the torso, six in each leg) [15]