ASIMO in OU

Positive something is always better than negative nothing.

Elbert Hubbard

Serving drinks, kicking a ball and even dancing. These are some the new “tricks” demonstrated by Honda’s ASIMO at 1 Utama over the course of its 3-day stop at One Utama Shopping Complex. Making its first official public appearance in a special preview since its arrival in late October, ASIMO hopes to inspire Malaysians to reach for their dreams.

Some of the things we may have missed in the last post was that ASIMO can also adjust a cart’s operation by reducing its speed or changing direction when there is any object in its way. It has a tension sensor system built in both of its mechanical wrists, enabling him to operate a cart by adjusting the pushing strength in both arms and maintaining a standard distance from the cart.

We find it really funny though that ASIMO speaks with an American accent despite being built by the Japanese! :p

You can see some nicely taken photos here and here.