The Honda ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility) is a humanoid robot which was designed and manufactured by Honda to assist people with certain needs and disabilities who lacked full mobility. The robot's 130 cm height makes aiding and communicating with people confined to a bed or a wheelchair easy and natural. It is also the ideal size for operating in a real world human environment where interaction with humans, navigating among huge crowds, climbing stairs, reaching for objects and picking objects up are all necessities in daily life.
The ASIMO consists of several simple machines such as screws, pulleys and wheels and axles in order to assist in the functioning of this robot. The screws are used to secure the panels and contraptions together so they don't fall apart while the robot is in action. The pulleys and wheels and axles are most likely used throughout the robot in conjunction with other pieces in order to help the machine run smoothly and function in a mortal-like fashion.
This humanoid robot exhibits many fascinating features which make it obvious why it is titled the "Most Advanced Humanoid Robot in the World." These include the ability to walk, run, dance, shake hands, show humane emotions, speak Japanese and English, sign in Japanese and English Sign Language, climb up and down stairs, serve drinks, play sports in a humanoid fashion, avoid collision with moving objects, recognize the difference between three people from their voices and so on, just like a regular human being. Although it is capable of multiple functions, it is also lightweight and compact in size.
In order to complete these functions, the Honda ASIMO is equipped with many technological objects such as sensors and cameras. For example, the robot uses the two visual sensors/cameras in its head and force sensors in its wrists and senses a human being's movement in order to shake hands simultaneously with that person. During the handshake, the robot also responds to a person's movement by stepping forward when its hand is pulled and stepping backward when its hand is pushed to avoid losing balance and falling to the ground. Other sensors used in the Honda ASIMO include sensors responsible for visual, auditory, tactile and also those related to movement such as the force sensor, the inclinometer (instrument used to measure the angle of inclination of something) and the gyro sensor (measures the robot's rotational motion and changes in its position).
The ASIMO consists of several simple machines such as screws, pulleys and wheels and axles in order to assist in the functioning of this robot. The screws are used to secure the panels and contraptions together so they don't fall apart while the robot is in action. The pulleys and wheels and axles are most likely used throughout the robot in conjunction with other pieces in order to help the machine run smoothly and function in a mortal-like fashion.
This humanoid robot exhibits many fascinating features which make it obvious why it is titled the "Most Advanced Humanoid Robot in the World." These include the ability to walk, run, dance, shake hands, show humane emotions, speak Japanese and English, sign in Japanese and English Sign Language, climb up and down stairs, serve drinks, play sports in a humanoid fashion, avoid collision with moving objects, recognize the difference between three people from their voices and so on, just like a regular human being. Although it is capable of multiple functions, it is also lightweight and compact in size.
In order to complete these functions, the Honda ASIMO is equipped with many technological objects such as sensors and cameras. For example, the robot uses the two visual sensors/cameras in its head and force sensors in its wrists and senses a human being's movement in order to shake hands simultaneously with that person. During the handshake, the robot also responds to a person's movement by stepping forward when its hand is pulled and stepping backward when its hand is pushed to avoid losing balance and falling to the ground. Other sensors used in the Honda ASIMO include sensors responsible for visual, auditory, tactile and also those related to movement such as the force sensor, the inclinometer (instrument used to measure the angle of inclination of something) and the gyro sensor (measures the robot's rotational motion and changes in its position).
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