Kickin' Asimo While He's Down
I just did a quickie Ebay search on Honda Asimo: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l2736&_nkw=honda+asimo and was surprised that everything is fairly expensive, like $60+ for a non-motorized poseable figure. And $30 each for your choice of a mug or a cheap windup walking keychain. Plus shipping from Japan.
Or $69 for a TOWEL! Shipping included, natch: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASIMO-Sports-Towel-Honda-Robot-Character-Goods-/150723620075?pt=Bath_Towels_Washcloths&hash=item2317d3eceb
What's the huge appeal? Just to say you have a static model of the robot that sorta runs but hasn't mastered stairs?![:) :)](https://forums.parallax.com/resources/emoji/smile.png)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dKPkL2oto0 new one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZeseJBzuF4 original & best
Or $69 for a TOWEL! Shipping included, natch: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASIMO-Sports-Towel-Honda-Robot-Character-Goods-/150723620075?pt=Bath_Towels_Washcloths&hash=item2317d3eceb
What's the huge appeal? Just to say you have a static model of the robot that sorta runs but hasn't mastered stairs?
![:) :)](https://forums.parallax.com/resources/emoji/smile.png)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dKPkL2oto0 new one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZeseJBzuF4 original & best
Comments
The other is dated 2007?
I agree the faceplant does hurt to watch.....
Anyway, it was cool to see him and I got lots of photos.
1) Buy this costume: http://www.japantrendshop.com/asimo-robot-costume-suit-p-1322.html?utm_source=Japan+Trend+Shop&utm_campaign=a0b16598aa-JTS_01_27_2012&utm_medium=email
2) Practice waving, jogging slowly and falling down stairs
3) Book yourself in trade shows for a year
Maybe you could get a job removing radioactive material too.
Yikes, an unintentional but grim reminder of the "Atomic Samurai" at Japan's Fukushima power plant: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3489875/First-pictures-from-Fukushima-nuclear-plant-show-Japans-Atomic-Samurai.html
On March 11, it will be a year since the tsunami. It's not headline news anymore, but there's still years of cleanup and radiation danger ahead.
God bless the Atomic Samurai!
It too bad we don't have robots capable of taking their place yet. I think it's pretty obvious our current robots are pretty limited compared with the dexterity of a human.