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ASIMO (new ASIMO)
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RetiredSucceeded by All-new ASIMO Japan

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. · research humanoid

ASIMO

new ASIMO

A taller (130 cm) ASIMO that could walk hand in hand with a person and use a 'total control system' to work as a receptionist or guide. It followed a 'next-generation' ASIMO of December 2004 that ran at 3 km/h.

Price
—Not published
Height
130 cmTaller than 19%
Weight
54 kgHeavier than 38%
Payload
—Not published
Speed
6.0 km/hFaster than 68%
Battery
—Not published
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Why it matters

Ran at 6 km/h, including running in a circle at 5 km/h, a record for a humanoid at the time.

Real-world use

Demonstrated office tasks such as receptionist, guide, cart-pushing and tray-carrying; leased for events.

Timeline

First shown
2005-12-13
Released
Not yet
Honda press event, Tokyo

Maker

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Company · founded 1948 · Tokyo, Japan

public company (TYO: 7267; NYSE: HMC)

How it stacks up

Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.

  1. RoboThespianEngineered Arts · 2005175 cm
  2. MAHRUKorea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) · 2005150 cm
  3. REEM-APAL Robotics · 2005140 cm
  4. Albert HUBOKAIST Hubo Lab and Hanson Robotics · 2005137 cm
  5. KotaroUniversity of Tokyo JSK Lab (Ikuo Mizuuchi, Masayuki Inaba) · 2005133 cm
  6. ASIMO (new ASIMO)Honda · 2005130 cm
  7. enonFujitsu Frontech and Fujitsu Laboratories · 2005130 cm
  8. EMIEWHitachi · 2005130 cm

ASIMO (new ASIMO) is taller than 19% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.

Height 130 cm 34 cm213 cm #234 of 306 · taller than 19%

Not published by the maker: payload, battery, price.

Public attention

A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current humanoids.

  • 13,422 views of its Wikipedia article in the last 90 days (ASIMO)
  • 2 news stories from reputable press listed on this page

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What’s inside

The parts the company has talked about publicly.

Movement
Walks on legs · 34 joints
Actuators & motors
34 degrees of freedom (up from 26), with 1 degree of freedom added in the torso.
Hands
2 degrees of freedom per hand; force (kinesthetic) sensors in the wrists let ASIMO hand over objects and push carts in step with a person.
Sensors & vision
Visual sensors in the head, a floor surface sensor and an ultrasonic sensor; Honda's IC Tele-interaction Communication Card lets it locate and identify people carrying the card within 360 degrees.
Battery & power
51.8 V, 10 Ah lithium-ion pack with 14 cells (Honda R&D Technical Review, 2006).
Other details
130 cm and 54 kg; ran at 6 km/h, a first for the ASIMO line.

Named suppliers:Harmonic Drive

Lineage

Every Honda humanoid in order.

  1. P1P11996Retired
  2. P2P21996Retired
  3. P3P31997Retired
  4. ASIMOASIMO2000Retired
  5. ASIMO (new ASIMO)ASIMO (new ASIMO)2005Retired
  6. All-new ASIMOAll-new ASIMO2011Retired
  7. No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useE2-DR2017Prototype

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Made, sold and where

Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.

Price
Not published
How to get one
No official buying page found
Sold or delivered
Never sold; leased for events (Honda)
Where it is sold or used
Japan, with appearances worldwide

News

The latest 2, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.

  1. Robots share tasks and charge themselves

    Honda added multi-robot task sharing and autonomous battery charging.

    Honda
  2. New ASIMO runs at 6 km/h

    Honda introduced a new ASIMO that could run at 6 km/h and push carts.

    Honda

Side by side with its peers

Picked by the same rules for every humanoid: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose

Full comparison
MeasureASIMO (new ASIMO)ASIMO (new ASIMO)HondaToyota Partner Robot (walking type)Toyota Partner Robot (walking type)Toyota Motor CorporationSame job: entertainment · Both walk · Both past robots · Similar sizeKiyomoriKiyomoritmsukSame job: entertainment · Both walk · Both past robotsTUlipTUlipDelft University of TechnologySame job: entertainment · Both walk · Both past robots · Similar size
First shown2005-12-132004-03-112005-122008
StatusRetiredRetiredRetiredRetired
Height130 cm120 cm—125 cm
Weight54 kg35 kg—25 kg
Joints34———
Speed6 km/h———
Payload————
Battery————
Price————

Sources

Figures come from the maker. Every link below backs something on this page.

Honda Honda Debuts New ASIMO (13 Dec 2005) Honda History of Robotics Development

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