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robotot
A role model for many of us. Never involved in a scandal or crime. Enjoy your retirement.
snowymountainhell
Farewell, Asimo. Would have been interesting to read how many times parts had to be replaced over 20 years, which parts wore down quickly, slip & falls, mishaps, etc. Either it’s proprietary for Honda or to just to protect Asimo’s ‘privacy’.
snowymountainhell
Perhaps Honda should have put these into mass production. Much better suited for Japan’s pitiful ¥930 minimum wage and demeaning OL work than Japan’s now disillusioned college ‘graduates’:
SDCA
@snowymountainhell
Could not agree more. I still see OL's being treated like crap by having to serve tea to clients. This should be something that Asimo should have been doing all along so that women can do meaningful tasks and work on improving skills. I don't know, maybe I'm just ranting but the women here need to be treated fairly at work.
The Avenger
Good for him. Hope he gets to enjoy his retirement years taking up fishing or sitting in a quiet closet somewhere away from the public's prying eyes.
Seeing Asimo always felt like a nice landmark for how far robotics had come, I guess whatever is coming up next will be even more impressive.
KariHaruka
20 years is an incredibly long time...
Putting that into perspective (from a personal level for me). I remember when I was a little kid and being mesmerised by Asimo - and fast forward the years to the present day and watching my daughters being entertained by Asimo.
Jtsnose
We remember seeing Asimo at the Miraikan, . . . running around and waving to children . . . .
Restless
“Are you happy?” My daughter always says “you look so sad” when looking at robot’s big eyes.
dagon
Asimo has demonstrated its human-like abilities overseas too. In 2002, the year marking the 25th anniversary of Honda's listing on the New York Stock Exchange, Asimo rang the bell of the stock market to open the trading session.
Asimo also famously fell down a flight a stairs during a showcase.
It has long since been superseded by the Boston Dynamics/Samsung bots in ambulatory abilities.
Another symbol of the decline of Japanese innovation. Thanks LDP!
Mark
Will it get any pension too?
Sven Asai
Should have kept Asimo and further develop it, instead of that planned avatar thing, which seems even to become quite some steps back in robotics, according to the description above.
Garthgoyle
Ha! That's never been a robot. That's just a toy with a "cute" image.
John-San
Who is going to get me a seat at Sushiro ?
piskian
Sad.
My 4 year-old son blew a Pepper's circuits when he asked it a few simple questions in English.
Recently we encountered one again.This time Pepper was only programmed to repeat 'Irrashaimase' as nauseum.
Progress.
starpunk
There are numerous robots like this used as greeters at the opening gates of state fairgrounds. Some of them are accompanied by music soundtracks and may be on Segway's. Children and mothers love to pose selfies with them.
And ASIMO inspired them all. Now we are progressing in robotics, particularly with the Boston Dynamics 'Dancing Machines' and such. Sayonara, ASIMO. Enjoy your 'retirement' and domo arigato.
didou
After Aibo the dog, Pepper kun, another pet .robot is disappearing.
Although it has certainly contributed in technology development, it just show this is just a toy that does not fit with human real sociability search
smithinjapan
A cute toy, but not at all a useful tool. Better than Pepper, at least, which is one of the most annoying things I've ever seen and is little more than a coatrack where it still exists.
Hello there
They're getting rid of him because he refused the vax
Michael Machida
A complete waste.