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Few weeks ago when I was at KL, I came across a notice from newspaper about Asimo Roadshow at Malaysia and Asimo is coming to Penang at the end of Nov 2008. I have been heard about Asimo as an intelligent robot with smooth movement like human but never see Asimo in front of my eye before. I know this will be exciting experience to see it moves and possible touch it. The schedule for Asimo Roadshow at Penang is 27-30 Nov 2008 at QueensBay Mall. This is the official website for the Asimo Roadshow. Penang will be the last stop.
You see, the Honda has an empowering slogan: The Power Of Dream. Asimo is great inspiration masterpiece that comes from a simple dream. After Honda success in Motorcycles, Cars and Power Products, Honda then was taking a new challenge in mobility to develop a two-legged humanoid robot that can walk. Honda Robot R&D Team has gone thru more than 20 years since 1986 to keep this dream alive with dedicated efforts, trials & errors, huge engineering resources as well huge financial investment. Yes, Honda has done a great invention that created Asimo. Below is the history of the Robot Development before it becomes Asimo:
