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The Future

Asimo gets better every year. It's not the only example of such a robot either.

(Thanks for this latest cool video, Bryan.)

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More On Asimo

From earlier comments: "It's neat as a toy, I guess. What else can it do?"

It can recognize a dozen or so faces. It responds to quite a few verbal commands. It does menial office tasks like fetching coffee or delivering interoffice mail or giving a guided tour of facilities. You can rent one for about a hundred thousand dollars a year.

It appears to be, to my eyes, about as smart as a trained cockatiel. More about it at Honda's web site.

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