Honda ASIMO, 13 years ago.

Yes, but these were all brittle hard coded actions. Demo ware. It couldn’t do anything in the real world. AI control is the piece that should unlock real world usefulness. We’ve seen glimpses of AI mediated actions in the latest crop of humanoids. That’s a key pillar where humanoids will succeed or fail (other two being finger sensor/dexterity and cost/mass manufacturing).

True, but I can't help but marvel at how ahead of its time ASIMO was. It must have inspired countless young people to keep pushing the field forward

Everytime I watch him I wonder why they stopped such a cool project

It would be cool if someone made a useful house robot with aesthetics of the form inspired by ASIMO.

og of ogs - ty asimo and aibo

ASIMO, absolute OG.

Surprises me that Sony is not the brand leading the robotics revolution

I have wanted the glorious robot future for so long. So very long. When I was young I could never understand why we didn’t have more robots. There was a big push for them around the time Star Wars came out, and then it went away almost entirely for many years.

Honda ASIMO, launched 13 years ago, marked a groundbreaking moment in robotics. Its advanced humanoid design and impressive mobility showcased the future of human-robot interaction. A true pioneer in robotic technology!

They were obviously on the right path back then. Why didn't they pursue further development?