ASIMO, Robot from Honda Japan

Honda took the opportunity in the development of two-legged humanoid robot that can walk like a human. Reporting from Honda.com, humanoid robots are small, lightweight, and named Asimo (Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility.rom), a robotic revolution in the new era has a style that is a robot that resembles a human in walking.

One reason for Honda's ASIMO robot created in a few years ago was to develop a robot that can run itself, which is biased to help humans as well as their use in community practice. ASIMO robot research and development began in 1996 with a prototype robot P2, and in 1997 in the format of P3 robot.

Including the prototype of the robot Asimo P3, which can run smoothly and without noise. With ASIMO's height is about 120 cm visible eyes will align with the eyes of adults when adults sit in a chair. ASIMO is lighter than the P3, the higher 40 cm and 87 kg heavier than the Asimo. With a weight of 43 kg, Asimo can operate household appliances, grabbed the door knob, dance, and perform household tasks.

Advanced Walking Robot ASIMO has Technology that can predict and control the movement in the direction of gravity, which combined with the existing control run, ie, technology iWalk (intelligent real-time flexible walking). The combination of both technologies can produce a subtle change in direction, so it looks natural and stable like a human. Operation of the robot using the Simple Operation To, to facilitate the course of robots, flexible walking control, and operation buttons (from the motion cues and hand waving) which can be operated from a workstation or portable control mounted on the hand. The expansion of distance movement Asimo can be done by adding the angle of movement shoulder high around 20 degrees and elbow about 15 degrees horizontal, vertical arm motion also angle of 105 degrees, which is much broader than P3 robot.

Here are the specifications of the Honda Asimo robot:

• Weight: 43kg
• Height: 1,200 mm
• Thickness: 440mm
• Length: 450mm
• Speed ​​runs: 0 - 1.6km / h
• Degrees of freedom of motion of the head: 2 degrees
• Degrees of freedom of arm movement: 5 x 2 = 10 degrees
• Degrees of freedom of movement of hand: 1 x 2 = 2 degrees
• Degrees of freedom footwork: 6 x 2 = 12 degrees
• The total degrees of freedom of movement: 26 degrees
• Mover robots: servomotor + decelerator + Harmonic Drive ECU
• Controller: Walking / Operation Control ECU, ECU Wireless Transmission Sensor
• Sensor feet: 6-axis
• Sensor body: Gyroscope & Deceleration
• Source of power: 38.4V/10AH (Ni-MN)
• Operation: Work Station & Portable Controller
• Excess robot Asimo:

1. Small and lightweight
2. Walking sophisticated Technology
3. The movement of your arms wide
4. Design a people-friendly
5. How easy operation