Ronn Blankenship wrote: > > The two-legged, four-foot white and silver Asimo, whose > > Japanese name roughly translates as "legs, even," was on > > display on Monday,
> And whose English (and Russian) name translates as "missing > a V"... I would imagine that that's the real source of the name. The "legs, even" thing was probably just a rationalization that sounded good to the suits. >From the article: > Honda Motor Corp, which has been renting out the robot > for use at theme park events nationwide since April this > year, on Monday said it chosen three clients out of 40 > offers for long-term contracts. > Among them is IBM Japan, which hired Asimo as a receptionist > for an annual contract of 20 million yen ($166,200). > Although Asimo is not yet available for purchase, many > amusement companies have lined up to pay the two million > yen per day rental fee to use the humanoid for on-stage > chats and tour guides, Honda said. They even have the same business plan as Isaac's US Robots and Mechanical Men -- they only lease, rather than sell, their robot. ______________________________________________________________________ Steve Sloan ......... Huntsville, Alabama =========> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Startide: Steve Sloan's Pages ================> http://www.sloan3d.com Brin-L list pages ........................... Chmeee's POV-Ray Objects 3D and Drawing Galleries ....................... Science fiction scans Science Fiction, Science, and Computer Links ................ Software
