2002-04-22

One thing I noticed is that use the kilogram as a unit of gripping force
(0.5 kg/hand).  They should have used newtons.  Like, 5 N/hand.

John


----- Original Message -----
From: "M R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, 2002-04-22 15:48
Subject: [USMA:19577] ASIMO


> Just like American companies dumped the computers with
> ifp measurements in 80's & 90's, the Japanese are
> planning to dump Robot's with metric measurements in
> this decade.
>
> Honda's .com site for the ASIMO humanoid Robot
> http://world.honda.com/ASIMO/spec/
>
> Converted to ifp, its just 47  1/4 inches, so if some
> 1 says its 4 feet, tell them that it is just 47
> inches.
>
> Madan
>
>
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