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Honda's Asimo running robot
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 8:57 pm
by Zeo
…it can run, as you see in the film-clip, it is reportedly able to climb up & down stairs, & responds to 50 different commands in Japanese.
Nifty.
http://world.honda.com/HDTV/ASIMO/200412-run/index.html
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 9:01 pm
by Zeo
Soon they'll be programming these things to kill.
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 9:17 pm
by BearDragonLady
ah, but can it properly perform a tea ritual without breaking the cups?
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 9:48 pm
by iblis
And it's currently being developed and controlled in... you guessed it... a UNIX based system.
fjear.
Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2004 6:36 am
by Darkintent
You were expecting maybe windows xp? I can see it now... blue screen of death.... (not that it happens much anymore, but it still happens) Operating system locks up/glitches, hundreds killed or injured, news reel at eleven.... lol
Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2004 9:14 pm
by B_Ko
Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2004 12:59 am
by iblis
That was fucking hilarious.
Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2004 8:45 pm
by B_Ko
check out the rest of his
sight. It's all hysterical.
Honda
Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 1:16 pm
by Nigredo
COOL!!! 
I LOVE ROBOTS...