On Dec 20, 2004, at 12:54 PM, William T Goodall wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/676vc
Cute video clip.
I spent a good while watching other clips on this site and reading up on ASIMO a couple of nights ago... On the (IIRC) "Avoiding Obstacles" video (the obstacle being a person), ASIMO does this cute little "looking around" dance while walking in place, and on another one involving interaction with humans, ASIMO looks almost like it is shrugging its shoulders, as if to say "where the heck did she go?"
On the "Avoiding Obstacles" video, it appears that ASIMO is following the black lines on the floor -- it always walks in straight lines around the perimeter.
It's amazing to see how much more human-looking the last few versions have become, especially now that it uses its upper body to maintain balance.
Really awesome. I wonder how long it'll be 'til they have it driving cars?
Dave
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