Blog Post # 4: ASIMO
Introduced in 2000, ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility) had aspirations of helping people who lack full mobility, ASIMO is used to encourage young people to study science and mathematics showing the wonders and feats in which can be created.
ASIMO has the ability to recognize moving objects, postures, gestures, the surrounding environment, sounds and faces, this gives the HUMANOID the ability to interact with humans. The robot can detect the movements of several objects by using data captured by two cameras in its head and also can determine distance and direction.
These feature allow ASIMO to follow a person or face him or her when approached. The robot can also understand pre-determined voice commands and hand movements, enabling it to recognize and initiate a handshake when it is offered or when a person waves or points, and then respond accordingly. ASIMO's ability to distinguish between voices and other sounds allows it to identify its different people. ASIMO can recognize approximately 10 different faces and address them by name.
ASIMO is able to respond to its name and can also determine if a collision is about to happen. This allows ASIMO to face a person when spoken to or look towards a sound. ASIMO responds to questions by nodding or answering the question.
In the above video we see an example of some of the features of ASIMO, My personal opinion is that ASIMO is at a limit in capabilities, the next generation is artificial intelligence or replicating the brain which is currently being studied. The combination of ASIMO and artificial intelligence leads to a world without limits in the robotics industry; who knows what type of HUMANOID will walk the earth in 10-20 years.
Keep moving forward!
Blog Post # 4
Donal Murphy.
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