Talk:ASIMO

message: I'm not sure where you're getting 43 kg from. I was just using this page: http://world.honda.com/ASIMO/technology/spec.html for his weight. Maybe that's a different model I'm not sure. But if it isn't, then I'd assume his weight is 52kg. Correct me if I'm wrong --Clngre 21:52, 24 Dec 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Asimo.honda.com press releases says 115lb (which is around 52.1kg). I'll amend the article. Jasoncart 20:28, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: A lot of sources differ on the original model of Asimo's weight.   say 43 kilos; whereas    say 52 kilos. This source, however states that the weight was reduced by 20% from 52 kg to 43 kg. So are we to believe that there was a small upgrade of the original model, changing only its weight? I'm not sure as some say that the next-gen model was upgraded directly from 52 kg to 54 kg. For now I'll leave it at 52 kilos; unless someone can provide a definitive answer? - Jak (talk) 17:52, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The third model has 54 kg  —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.192.60.7 (talk) 00:41, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Asimo's weight

message: For the Development history section, only the Honda E0 and Honda E1 links lead to articles on Honda robotic prototypes, and the test just lead to disambiguation pages. I'm going to remove the links to non-existing articles so as not to confuse readers who would assume that the links lead to full articles. BlankVerse ∅ 15:24, 30 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Re-added links, but with a "honda" prefix, assuming they will become avaidable in the future. I've created Honda P series, as i thought that seemed neccessary - Jak (talk) 23:13, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Development history 

message: The wiki article says Asimo can walk at 3.7 mph, but a Forbes article states it's top speed is 1 mph. Could the 3.7 be a version upgrade?
:Yes, the article is about the latest version of ASIMO. Often, the best place to look for information is in primary sources, which in this case is the official website at Honda. Could you provide the source information for the article you mean so that others can check it? - Jack (talk) 00:08, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Speed

message: This article is one of thousands on Wikipedia that have a link to YouTube in it.  Based on the External links policy, most of these should probably be removed.  I'm putting this message here, on this talk page, to request the regular editors take a look at the link and make sure it doesn't violate policy.  In short: 1. 99% of the time YouTube should not be used as a source. 2. We must not link to material that violates someones copyright.  If you are not sure if the link on this article should be removed, feel free to ask me on my talk page and I'll review it personally.  Thanks. ---J.S (t|c) 07:10, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  YouTube links 

message: When will the Asimo 2006 Website be added to this article.
:Could you please elaborate? At the bottom of the article, under a header entitled "external links", there are links to the official Honda worldwide, Japan, US, Canadian and UK websites. Are you referring to the recent Warm Technology website, or the 2006 version of ASIMO? Because the article links to both of them as well. If I've missed out what you mean, try adding it yourself - Jack (talk) 03:44, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Asimo 2006 Website 

message: If you had enough money, how much would it cost to buy an ASIMO from Honda? I know you can rent them and I know that it costs a million bucks just to make, but how much to own one? I mean, surely a celebrity would have wanted to buy one to keep JayKeaton 16:51, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Honda does not sell them. Maybe in 10 years they will, but right now they probably don't want others to examine Asimo (competitive edge) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.192.60.7 (talk) 00:48, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

text: Above user has the right of it. Not for sale. Million bucks is low even if only considering the spare parts. Educated guess; ASIMO's technology is worth somewhere around... minimum of $35m perhaps. ---hthth (talk) 07:57, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Can you buy one?

message: The article lacks information about the project in general. What is the development history? Why did they start the project? What is it supposed to lead to? Or is it just a race for patents? Come on... this is the worlds leading robotics-project! I would edit it if only I knew dick on the subject...
And btw: doesn´t the ending of the article look weird? No external links or "see also"´s.--Threedots dead 16:29, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lack of info etc. 

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===Comments===
* I believe this is a fair review.. Uchiha23 21:05, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  GA Review 

message: * I believe this is a fair review.. Uchiha23 21:05, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Comments

message: This is quite a boring article for the technically interested reader. Most of its contents are lists. Ugh. If I had the time, I would do some research and write some background information. Because, while ASIMO is featured often in several medias, there are rumours that ASIMO actually requires computing power "behind the curtains", i.e. devices outside the robot's body to achieve the tasks assigned by its human operators. But then again, Honda states that the external devices are just required to watch internal parameters and initiate movement programs. --Roeme 09:55, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lack of technical background information, i.e. Autarkic Degree 

message: It has been silent lately. Are there any new versions in developement? Any rumours? 84.177.218.105 18:29, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Try reading this news release - 129.215.49.114 (talk) 02:56, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Newer versions to come? 

message: Is it really necessary, or even practical, to list all of Asimo's appearances around the world? RainbowOfLight Talk 22:15, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes it helps the article. Uchiha23 04:07, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm afraid that's really not a good explanation.  Why does it help the article? RainbowOfLight Talk 04:43, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It expands the article by providing information.. Well that's how I look at it.. We could shorten the list however. Uchiha23 04:41, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, just to expand the article means nothing.  Trivia sections expand articles and yet they're frowned upon in Wikipedia policy.  I think taking out the list is a good idea. RainbowOfLight Talk 19:16, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. The list doesn't seem to have any encyclopedic value. WP:LIST, WP:TRIVIA, and WP:HTRIVIA are probably most relevant. -Phoenixrod (talk) 18:32, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

text: If you want to cite it properly, it would probably be okay to mention that Asimo has gone on tour around the world, making several stops in certain countries. RainbowOfLight Talk 02:24, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Appearances

message: The Link E2 seems to be a circular link (which may be correct).
Links E3-E6 do not lead to pages (i.e. have not been created).
User:Cs1kh (talk) 14:46, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Quick comment

message: Is this important there should be a section BaconBoy914 (talk) 13:41, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Nope. RainPearl233 (talk) 09:02, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Falling Down the Stairs 

message: http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/14/asimo-burns-as-yo-yo-ma-fiddles/
--70.126.236.79 (talk) 05:50, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I think we should create a section for "Activities around the world" done by Asimo and Honda. That would include this event in Detroit as well as ringing the opening bell of NYSE, greeting then Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda in the Toyako Summit, visiting Chinese children hit by the Sichuan Earthquake, etc. Shinkansen Fan (talk) 16:00, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: That would be better done as a list article - I will create it now and people can update as they see fit Chaosdruid (talk) 04:18, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  ASIMO conducts The Detroit Symphony Orchestra 

message: He has now been remotely controlled by brainwaves.
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/04/01/honda-asimo-brain.html#socialcomments
Annihilatron (talk) 17:06, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Brainwave control 

message: Can anyone comment on ASIMO's gait?  The robot does not walk with locked knees, but rather in a submissive Japanese pose.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.162.77.10 (talk) 12:48, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes I can comment. The robot has only 1 DOF at the knee and the software controlling balance is not developed enough to ensure stability at a higher degree of knee DOF at the moment. I do not think it is in any way a sinister form of mimicking submission - for that see Gynoid or similar. Chaosdruid (talk) 04:17, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gait 

message: Hello, I’ve been reading through some of the discussions on here and would like to aid in bringing this page up to Wikipedia’s standards. I would like to first disclose that Honda and more specifically ASIMO is a client of my employer and want to make sure that I am adhering to Wikipedia’s conflict of interest guidelines WP:COI. Below are a few concerns I have with this article.
:1.Sourcing- I feel that the sourcing currently in place within this article is not in alignment Wikipedia’s Identifying reliable sources WP:RS guideline. The article currently only has 17 sources with most of these items coming from the Honda website.
:2.Depth- I feel there is a tremendous opportunity to go into more depth with this article. By sourcing more reliable references I feel the introduction can be lengthened and more content can be added under Development history. Also I feel that having “Development” and “Development history” is a bit repetitive and this section as well as the "Name" section can be re-positioned into one single section. 
I have drafted a proposed revision in my sandbox User:Vanillase/HondaASIMO and would like others to take a look at it and offer any thoughts and suggestions.  Please let me know your thoughts on the linked draft.
--Vanillase (talk) 21:17, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi, I wanted to follow-up on my post from three weeks ago and inform the community that I have proceeded with editing the article to help bring the page up to Wikipedia’s standards. Prior to making these changes, I reached out to User:Materialscientist and also posed the question to the Wikipedia Help Desk Wikipedia:Help_desk#Honda_ASIMO_Revisions. Please feel free to add any suggestions you may have about the article, and I hope the changes put into place will help bring this article to Featured Article status.I also will try to come back in a few weeks with some updated photos, which hopefully highlighting recent ASIMO changes. 
--Vanillase (talk) 18:41, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

text: Hey there, I added some new photos. The photos are as recent as April 2011 and feel free to add any suggestions. If I get any other new photos I'll be sure to add these to the article. 
--Vanillase (talk) 21:59, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggested Revisions 

message: http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/08/asimo-honda-upgrades-its-awesome-humanoid-videos/
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=asimo&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbo=u&tbm=nws&source=og&sa=N&tab=wn&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=705&bih=558  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.64.197.109 (talk) 22:34, 9 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Upgrade news 

message: We should search for a good source where the origine of the name "ASIMO" is explained. Right now we have two possible explanations, neither has a source.--Narayan (talk) 16:23, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/ASIMO 211.106.69.249 (talk) 09:51, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  etymology of ASIMO 

message: ===First ¶===
 walk or run on two feet at speeds of up to 6 kilometres per hour (3.7 mph)Kornblum, Janet (22 November 2000). "[Honda's ASIMO, a helpful Mr. Roboto]". USA Today. Retrieved 21 July 2011. [No speeds in reference—DK]
===Development History===
 increased running speed to 3.7 mph...Jones, K.C. (13 December 2005). "[Turns Asimo Robot Into Speedy Errand Assistant]". Information Week. Retrieved 27 July 2011. [Reference gives 3.72 mph—DK]
===Mobility===
 a running speed of 6 kilometres per hour (3.7 mph).[ASIMO], Honda.com. Retrieved 7 June 2012.  [Undated reference gives 6 kph—DK]
According to the subsection Specifications the latest version of ASIMO (2011 column) indicates an increased running speed of 9 kph, which would be some 5.6 mph. Dick Kimball (talk) 19:27, 28 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dated Running Speeds 

message: a running speed of 6 kilometres per hour (3.7 mph).[ASIMO], Honda.com. Retrieved 7 June 2012.  [Undated reference gives 6 kph—DK]
According to the subsection Specifications the latest version of ASIMO (2011 column) indicates an increased running speed of 9 kph, which would be some 5.6 mph. Dick Kimball (talk) 19:27, 28 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Mobility

message: As far as I know the 2011 and 2014 version are essentially identical. There have been some software improvements (English language) and the only new demo is "climb stairs without stopping", see, e.g.,
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/video-friday-youbots-and-drones-dash-in-a-box-and-a-new-asimo
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/diy/video-friday-morphex-hexapod-cheering-robots-mit-robot-competition.
I am not sure why the press release mentions a different weight, but the 110 lbs = 55kg are suspiciously close to the 54kg of the 2005, 2005, 2007 version...
I would suggest merging the columns in the table.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.80.17.83 (talk) 09:57, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: There is no 2014 specification. According to ASIMO website, the "New ASIMO" is the 2011 version. The only article used for citation of the 2014 version is this which essentially said the "new" version (the 2011 version) was coming to North America for the first time in 2014. More clues on this. The article said "... featuring the latest innovations, including the ability to communicate in sign language ..." and "This allows the robot to pick up paper cups without crushing them." The sign language and the hand feedback for soft paper cup are in the 2011 spec already. Also the lead picture included in the article is the exact same picture as the "pouring the drink into a cup" picture of the 2011 version. Another clue when the article said, "Each hand now contains 13 degrees of freedom." That was the improved capability in the 2011 version. Conclusion, the "new" is the 2011 version. It was just coming to North America in 2014. Additionally, the picture included for 2014 is actually the 2005/2007 model. Notice the green, yellow, red LEDs below the neck and also rectangular shape of the chest area. The new 2011 version has silver area below the neck and rounded body. Miraikan had the 2005/2007 model. When I visited Miraikan in 2012, they still used the 2005/2007 model which I assume they continued to 2014. As of today, I see Miraikan shows their pictures that the new 2011 model is now on display there. I will cut the 2014 column from the table. Z22 (talk) 06:12, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  2011 and 2014 Version 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Is there a “nifty” sentence that can state how Asimo is the “first” (of something)?  
The first autonomous, stepping, human-like, self-powered, face-sensing, reactive, spatially-aware, voice-recognising (robot or android)?
MBG02 (talk) 20:07, 25 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  The first what?