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This Week In Bots: Are You Ready To Be More Machine Than Man And/Or Woman? - Fast Company

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:07:17 GMT


Fast Company

This Week In Bots: Are You Ready To Be More Machine Than Man And/Or Woman?
Fast Company
Compared to the advanced medical science of the Brown experiments, this is pseudo-scientific sillyness...although the walking, moving, human-like android plan is totally plausible if you consider how advanced an Asimo- or Petman-descendant would be in, ...

Honda UNI-CUB personal mobility device looks to do away with walking - New York Daily News

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:41:20 GMT


New York Daily News

Honda UNI-CUB personal mobility device looks to do away with walking
New York Daily News
The balance control technology was originally developed by the firm's robotics division, tackling the thorny problem of how to keep robots such as ASIMO upright when moving around. Recent technological advances have made the accidents which dogged ...
Who Needs Walking When Honda's 'Personal Mobility Device' Exists?TIME
Never Walk Anywhere Again!Patheos (blog)
Honda UNI-CUB Takes Geek Crown From SegwayWired News
Fox News -TechRadar UK -EarthTechling
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Honda's UNI-CUB mobility device is the butt of ASIMO's jokes - Engadget

Tue, 15 May 2012 20:42:04 GMT


Jakarta Post

Honda's UNI-CUB mobility device is the butt of ASIMO's jokes
Engadget
By James Trew posted May 15th 2012 4:39PM Our humanoid friend ASIMO had better start counting his blessings. If fate had dealt him another hand, he could have ended up as the behind-wearing UNI-CUB. Honda's latest personal mobility device appears to be ...
Honda's UNI-CUB Robotic Unicycle Could Replace ScooterHuffington Post
Honda UNI-CUBAutoExpress
Honda Announces New UNI-CUB Personal Mobility DeviceAutochannel (press release)
European Car Magazine
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Honda Develops Unicycle-like Mobility Device - RTT News

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:05:18 GMT


Honda Develops Unicycle-like Mobility Device
RTT News
It incorporates Honda robotics technology also used in the company's humanoid robot 'Asimo,' Japan's NHK broadcaster reported on Tuesday. The device has built-in balance control and can rotate full-circle. It moves at speeds of up to about six ...

Meet the real-life Transformer - The Daily Telegraph

Tue, 15 May 2012 09:51:43 GMT


Meet the real-life Transformer
The Daily Telegraph
The only thing this remote control model car Transformer doesn't do - yet - is pour a drink like Honda's Asimo. That doesn't bother us at all, because the old-school charm of this Transformers robot is enough by itself. To see a video of the 'Brave ...

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Canon plans automated production - Boston Globe

Tue, 15 May 2012 04:14:28 GMT


Austin American-Statesman

Canon plans automated production
Boston Globe
AP Koji Sasahara/AP Honda's human-like Asimo robot has yet to help consumers do work. It is used mostly as a mascot at company events. TOKYO - Canon Inc. is moving toward fully automating its digital camera production in an effort to cut costs - a key ...
Canon eyes robot-only production for camerasAustin American-Statesman
Canon moving toward robots-only full automation in digital camera productionWashington Post

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Canon eyes robot-only production for cameras - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:19:21 GMT


MiamiHerald.com

Canon eyes robot-only production for cameras
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Photo: Lee Jin-man / AP FILE - In this April 27, 2012 file photo, visitors watch a Honda Asimo robot performing at a showroom at the headquarters of Honda Motor Co. in Tokyo. Canon Inc. is moving toward fully automating digital camera production in an ...
Robots to make Canon cameras3News NZ

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Acura ILX uses robot research to limit skids - USA TODAY

Sat, 05 May 2012 10:02:08 GMT


USA TODAY

Acura ILX uses robot research to limit skids
USA TODAY
The "face" of Honda's humanoid robotics research is a human-acting robot Honda calls Asimo. Honda foresees a time when Asimo and its ilk will be used as "companions" to people who'd otherwise need assisted living or live-in human helpers.

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Honda quarterly profit jumps on improved sales - Boston.com

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 08:13:53 GMT


Boston.com

Honda quarterly profit jumps on improved sales
Boston.com
Honda Motor Co., which makes the Accord sedan, Fit subcompact and Asimo robot, reported net profit of 71.5 billion yen ($882.7 million) for the fiscal fourth quarter, up from 44.5 billion yen a year earlier. The results underline a recovery at all ...

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Honda quarterly profit jumps on improved sales - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:13:10 GMT


Atlanta Journal Constitution

Honda quarterly profit jumps on improved sales
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Visitors watch a Honda Asimo robot performing at a showroom at the headquarters of Honda Motor Co. in Tokyo Friday, April 27, 2012. Honda's January-March profit jumped 61 percent as the Japanese automaker sold more cars and motorcycles in a turnaround ...

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