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Honda Asimo robot runs round in circles at CES 2007

By Mary Lojkine on 10 January 2007, 10:00am

If you pull on Asimo's hand, it moves towards you. If you push, it steps backward. It is constantly making adjustments to stay upright -- because if it falls, it can't get up again on its own.

Honda's goal is to make a robot that can assist people with limited mobility, around the home or in a hospital. Asimo's height of 1.3m (4 feet 3 inches) means it can look directly at a person who is in a wheelchair or sitting in bed. The current model weighs 54Kg and can run for about an hour on a full charge of its lithium ion battery, which lives in the backpack.

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