Goodbye Asimo — Honda Retires Beloved Robot
Honda’s ASIMO is likely the world’s most famous robot. Originally unveiled in 2000 after more than a decade of development, it was the first robot to walk on two legs. It can also interpret voice commands and human gestures, determine the distance and direction of multiple moving objects, and autonomously navigate using sensors. Unfortunately, if […]
“Like” This Honda ASIMO Video to Raise Money for Columbus’ Nationwide Children’s Hospital
After recently announcing a generous $1 million dollar donation to the Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, Honda said today that it will donate an additional $1 to the hospital for every “Like” or “Share” that social media users give to this new video of young hospital patients interacting with the Japanese automaker’s ASIMO robot. […]
Miami Student Earns School A Visit From Honda ASIMO
Many parents of elementary school students can take pride in their child’s academic or extracurricular successes, but how many can claim that their offspring wrote an essay so good that it merited a special visit from an advanced humanoid robot? As far as we’re aware, just the parents of Samantha Shestack, a fourth-grader whose essay […]
Honda ASIMO Robot Meets With San Jose STEM Students
The Honda ASIMO humanoid robot was greeted as a rock star by a group of middle school students who had come to the Honda Silicon Valley Lab in California for a special demonstration. Though ASIMO is eventually meant to serve as a sort of butler for humans, at the moment he is best at wowing […]
Hey Teens, Enter to Win a Visit to Your School from the Honda ASIMO Robot
Hey, middle- and high-school students ages 13 to 18—have you ever wanted to meet Honda ASIMO, the world’s most advanced humanoid robot, and the inspiration for Cartman’s “AWESOM-O” robot? (Teenagers still watch South Park, right?) Well, here’s your chance. Honda is holding a contest for teenaged students, asking them to share their answer to the […]
“Saturday Night Live” Parodies Honda ASIMO in Weird Skit [VIDEO]
Emily Blunt hosted Saturday Night Live this past weekend, to middling results. Blunt, who was there promoting her new film The Girl on the Train, was a game and talented host, but the episode itself was largely forgettable. The most memorable moments came in the opening sketch, a parody of last weekend’s presidential debate between […]
Honda ASIMO Visits Ohio STEM Students
The groundwork continues to be laid for the inevitable robotic uprising, in which humans will find themselves subjugated and ruled by machines with Artificial Intelligence. First the humanoid Honda ASIMO seized control of major cities, then he met with the world leaders he intends to overthrow, and now he has begun influencing the hearts and […]
Here, We Translated these Papercraft ASIMO Instructions for You
We turned the Japanese into English so you can construct an ASIMO with the best of 'em.
Have you ever wanted to build your own robot, but didn’t really want to bother with all that engineering degree nonsense? We can’t all be experts at advanced electronics, so Honda came up with a printable ASIMO toy to make us feel like real-live robotics specialists. Right now, there are full instructions on assembling your […]
Honda ASIMO Visits Dubai, Meets Global Leaders He will Overthrow
Honda ASIMO, the world’s most visible specter of the coming singularity—the moment when artificial intelligence software becomes self-aware and turns on its human masters in bloody conflict—is visiting Dubai this week for The Government Summit: “Shaping Future Governments.” An annual event that runs from February 9th to 11th, the summit put ASIMO in contact with […]
ASIMO in New York: Beginning Of Robot Uprising Chillingly Documented In “ASIMO Visits The Big Apple” [VIDEO]
Earlier this year, the Honda ASIMO humanoid robot became the most popular four-foot tall, anthropomorphized, non-sentient object to hit NYC since Kermit and the Muppets took Manhattan back in 1984. During his tour of the city, ASIMO made a television appearance on “LIVE with Kelly and Michael,” dazzled tech journalists at an invitation-only demonstration event […]
All-New ASIMO Makes European Debut in Brussels
The last time we saw ASIMO, Honda’s humanoid robot dude, he was kicking a soccer ball with President Barack Obama and showing off his advanced dance skills. The All-New ASIMO turned up in Brussels on Friday for his first-ever European appearance at a press conference at the ASMIO Studio in Belgium. The All-New ASIMO boasts […]
New Version of ASIMO to Debut in US on April 15
April 15 is without a doubt the least popular of days in America, although February 14 is a close second for all the bitterly single people sitting at home watching When Harry Met Sally with a tub of ice cream—or for all the ladies whose boyfriends thought “some good, old-fashioned lovin’” was gift enough. Making […]
Hey, Let’s All Go Easy on Self-Driving Cars
I’m not paranoid, but think it might benefit us all to take it easy on self-driving vehicles, especially since they seem to be getting smarter by the day.
7 Best Saturday Night Live Skits About Cars & Driving
The top source for pop culture parody on television for four decades, Saturday Night Live has left no subject unaddressed or unscathed. Its wit and buffoonery have occasionally turned to the automotive industry and our driving habits. Here are seven of the best Saturday Night Live skits about cars that parody everything from driving habits to used car […]
Dixon & Honda Claim IndyCar Titles in Sonoma
Honda claimed victory over both the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series drivers and constructors championship at the IndyCar Grand Prix of Sonoma this weekend. Honda driver Ryan Hunter-Reay led 80 of the 85 laps and comfortably won the race, but it was Scott Dixon who went home with the big trophy. Having arrived at the final […]
Honda Announces $1 Million Donation to Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Today Honda announced the donation of a $1 million gift to the Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, pledged with the purpose of establishing the Honda Center for Gait Analysis and Mobility Enhancement, which is meant to improve pediatric mobility. The announcement took place at Nationwide Children’s Hospital during a recognition event featuring representatives of […]
Chevy Teases “Artificial Intelligence vs. Human Ingenuity” Race [VIDEO]
I don’t mean to sound alarmist, but there are many reasons to suspect that we might all die, very soon and very horribly. The one on most people’s minds is the fact that a certain deranged billionaire was recently given the nuclear codes—a development which prompted the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to move the […]