« Robot Dinosaurs for Aichi 2005 | Main | Robots Safety Dance »
April 7, 2005
Robot Teaches Science
Tokyo: Honda's Asimo has begun appearing in Tokyo classroom as a teaching aid - "to help teachers demonstrate the wonders of science".
" The 130-centimeter (51-inch) -tall, bubble-headed robot ... has already shown it can jog, walk up stairs, wave, avoid obstacles and carry on simple conversations. It has worked as a guide in showrooms and visited schools as Honda's ambassador.
AP Article
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20050407/D89A8OA81.html
Asahi Shimbun Article
http://www.asahi.com/national/update/0406/TKY200504060293.html
Asahi Shimbun Photo
http://www.asahi.com/photonews/image/gallely/TKY200504060295.jpg
Posted by sjc at April 7, 2005 8:10 AM
Comments
Post a comment
Thanks for signing in, . Now you can comment. (sign out)
(If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.)