Robot
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A robot is a machine, especially one programmable via a computer, capable of automatically carrying out a complex series of actions. A robot can be guided by an external or internal control device. Ro
ASIMO (2000) at the Expo 2005
Articulated welding robots used in a factory are a type of industrial robot.
A hypothetical reconstruction of Philo's automatic robot servant (3rd century BCE) in the Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology, Athens, Greece
Su Song's astronomical clock tower showing the mechanical figurines which chimed the hours
ASIMO
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ASIMO is a humanoid robot created by Honda. After developing experimental walking robots in the 1980s–1990s, the company introduced the original ASIMO in 2000. Three updated models followed from 2004
Robot
…functionality over aesthetics. Robots can be autonomous or semi-autonomous and range from humanoids such as Honda's Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility (ASIMO) and TOSY's TOSY Ping Pong Playing Robot (TOPIO) to industrial robots, medical operating robots, patient assist robots, dog therapy robots, collectively…
ASIMO at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2011
P3 (left) compared to ASIMO
ASIMO environment sensor suite
Two cameras behind ASIMO's visor