1. 20 years of innovation and development by Honda
ROBOT ASIMO
20 years of innovation and development by Honda

2. Brief History of the Robot
Created by Honda Motor Company in Japan
ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility)
The company was getting frustrated with the project and almost gave up hope

3. Who is ASIMO? Advanced Step in Innovative MObility
ASIMO is a humanoid robot created in 2000 by Honda.
ASIMO stands for
Advanced Step in Innovative MObility
11th in line of successive bipedal humanoid model’s by Honda.
It is the 4th man like humanoid robot.

4. Why was ASIMO created?

5. A cool but expensive gadget
About
$2 million

6. ASIMO capabilities Recognition of moving objects
Recognition of posture and gesture
Environmental recognition
Distinguishing sounds
Facial Recognition

7. They can achieve detailed in repetitive tasks
Why Humanoids??
They can achieve detailed in repetitive tasks

8. They are tireless

9. Robots facilitate the lives of people

10. Future Footballer; Nurse; Fireman; Childminder; Teacher;
Home security guard.

11. So are these machines a threat?
No…
Robots are taking over tasks which are deemed dull, dirty and dangerous;
The idea of robots with greater intelligence than humans is at least 50 years away, and may never come;
It's not the robots we need to worry about; it's the people who program them.

12. Conclusion
In my opinion the ASIMO robot is an amazing technological advancement;
This will allow people allocate their time in a more productive manner;
The ASIMO robot will provide a number of positive contributions to human beings.

13. Thank you !!