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[edit] Gender

You refer to ASIMO using male pronouns, I would like to point out that it has no penis.

it has a boy's voice. and how do you know it doesn't have a penis? have pulled down its pants and seen for yourself?
I snuck a look the other day. That robot is hung, no wonder its slow and hunched over. Once you go bot you never go back
Heh. Anyway, the accept standard for English is that when gender is unspecified, masculine pronouns are used by default. Of course, a better question might be whether we should personify the robot by giving it a gender-specific pronoun at all, or whether we should refer to ASIMO as it. Jeff Silvers 16:47, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Have you notest that it has no breasts and its hips are to small.

hmmm. it think ASIMOP is a guy because guy, in history, have done everything first. it makes sense that the first true robots would be guys. duh...

[edit] Asimo's weight

I'm not sure where youre getting 43 kg from. I was just using this page: http://world.honda.com/ASIMO/technology/spec.html for his weight. Maybe thats a different model I'm not sure. But if it isnt, then I'd assume his weight is 52kg. Correct me if I'm wrong --Clngre 21:52, 24 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Asimo.honda.com press releases says 115lb (which is around 52.1kg). I'll amend the article. Jasoncart 20:28, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
A lot of sources differ on the original model of asimo's weight. [1] [2] say 43 kilos; whereas [3] [4] [5] 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 definative answer? - Jak (talk) 17:52, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ASIMO and Asimov

Is there really no connection between ASIMO's name and the late good doctor? Or are Honda just being somewhat coy about admitting direct "inspiration" as such? (IBM and HAL spring to mind.) Alai 23:22, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

yes, especially since Asimov's book I Robot springs to mind as well. That can't be coincidence, can it?
Nope, there is no Link. When Asimo was in Luxembourg, I talked to a guy from HONDA Europe and he told me that there was no link. But he also told me that Asi meant leg in Japanese. (ramanci@yahoo.de)
"Honda's official statements indicate that the robot's name is not an homage to science fiction writer Isaac Asimov". I find the official claim hard to believe, since the Japanese meaning alone is not too deep. Shawnc 03:15, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
But if it is why would they deny it? That makes no sense. --Steerpike 17:43, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

I would like to see proof one way or the other from a Honda document that there is or is not an Asimov connection. So far, I have seen nothing from Honda on the subject, only speculation elsewhere Jimaginator 15:15, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

asimo and asimov... good connection. i think they are related. there are thousands of acronyms they could use but they chose asimo(v). then again...

[edit] Cost?

I guess everyone who comes to this article has at least one question: How much does it cost? Any estimates?

Update: Interesting Article at forbes.com about 'leasing' Asimo for $150,000.00 a month.

So why lease? Here is a clip from the article:

"Two museums in Japan have also leased Asimo units. The intension is to carefully introduce humanity to robots in ways that seem fun and positive. But leasing one is not cheap: about $150,000 a month."

Read more of the article here: http://www.forbes.com/home/2002/02/21/0221tentech.html

Hope this helps people get the idea!

[edit] Development cost

How much did it cost Honda? Per ASIMO and how much for the whole robot program? How did the robotisists convince the head honchos at Honda? How long will it be before it generates a profit? I assume the leasing is a tiny dent in expenditure - jak (talk) 23:15, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Development history

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)

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)

[edit] Speed

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)

The information I got was from the "Say Hello to ASIMO" article in the "References" section.

i think the honda corp are taking ideas from microsoft. make a slow version and create an upgrade to make it faster. lol

[edit] Humanization

I don't think that pronouns like "he" and "his" should be used in this article. ASIMO is not a person, it is a machine. When it has been upgraded to the level of a sentient be, then I'd reconsider.Gritironskillet 07:01, 2 October 2006 (UTC)


ASIMO is more sentient than most animals. it think refering to it as he/him works just well

[edit] YouTube links

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)

If you dont take the time too review a link yourself how can you tell if its relivent or not.

  • In short: 1. 99% of the time YouTube should not be used as a source
  • In short: 1. 99% of the time Wikipedia should not be used for research

[edit] Asimo 2006 Website

When will the Asimo 2006 Website be added to this article.

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