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robots

Asimo Understands Multiple People Yelling At Once, Has Future on Wall Street

Honda research engineers have given Asimo the ability to understand three voices at once, thanks to an array of eight microphones that can recognize each voice individually. The recognition software, HARK, can process the commands with 70-80 percent accuracy and the microphones are placed all over Asimo's head and body for spatial recognition purposes. The current application for this technology is using Asimo as a judge for verbal Paper-Rock-Scissors, where everyone calls out their answer at once, and Asimo decides who said what, and who wins. Though a great technical feat, this feels less glamorous than the robot's stint as orchestra conductor, no? [New Scientist]

9:45 PM on Tue Jun 10 2008
By Adrian Covert
2,237 views, 17 comments

Latest by G2GdoB2B: wow! I've been following robots and how AI has been improving over the years - and more importantly, where it's going. This is a great feature that has so many applications. I was reading this article about robot personalities - that's more »

robots

ASIMO Robot 'Conducts' Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Asimo, Honda's consistently-unimpressive robot that they awkwardly walk out for press conferences to prove to everyone that they're working on vague, future-related projects, is at it again! This time, he's been spotted "conducting" Yo-Yo Ma and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, caught here on NBC's Today Show. It's all quite ridiculous and probably not a little insulting to real-life conductors, but on the up side, Honda donates $1 million to the DSO to improve its music education programs, which is something even my grizzled, jaded heart can't frown upon. [Asimo on Giz]

5:45 PM on Wed May 14 2008
By Adam Frucci
7,309 views, 50 comments

Latest by tweak4: Just realized my "working knowledge" reference was a bit ambiguous. They should know how the instruments work, their range, , their capabilities and limitations, and what types of passages would be especially easy/difficult/ugly on a particular instrument, but they more »

robots

ASIMO to Conduct Yo-Yo Ma and Detroit Symphony Orchestra

It looks like there's no end to ASIMO's skills: the smart, cute robot will pick up the baton and conduct cellist Yo-Yo Ma and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra on May 13th. A robot conducting an orchestra? That's pretty amazing, we think. Honda's ASIMO and the 15-times Grammy winner musician will be performing a piece titled "Impossible Dream" to draw attention to the orchestra's nationally acclaimed music programs for Detroit youngsters. And the following day ASIMO will be doing a show for hundreds of school kids, and Yo-Yo will be leading a masterclass. We're just glad stepping up to the podium won't be a problem for ASIMO these days. [Akihabaranews]

11:00 AM on Fri Apr 25 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,050 views, 18 comments

Latest by slyseekr: I wonder if Asimo will fall again when he comes down stairs from the conductor's pulpit. more »

walking

Honda's Assisted Walking Device Makes Grandma Strut Like Asimo

Honda has developed a gadget that they say could make walking easier for the elderly and others with weak leg muscles. The aptly named Walking Assist Device is a 6 lb. motorized belt with hip sensors that gauge how much help the wearer will need. The motor then gives the wearer an appropriate boost, lengthening his or her stride enough to make walking easier on the legs. More »

11:30 AM on Tue Apr 22 2008
By Benny Goldman
6,739 views, 49 comments

Latest by n/a: Today a man wearing a Honda Assisted Walking Device fell asleep at the wheel (so to speak) and drowned when he walked into a nearby lake. We turn to Tracy at the scene: Bill, it's really strange. Sun-tanning witnesses more »

honda crime alerting gps

Honda GPS Warns Drivers of High Crime Zones

Honda's new GPS warns drivers when they're about to leave their car in places where it is likely to be stolen, broken into or otherwise vandalized. The new technology, available from today if you live in Japan, links to local police stations and provides crime ratings by location, and if area is particularly dangerous it issues an alert. No indication of when or if this'll come to the US. [Left Lane News via Inventor Spot ]

10:47 PM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By Chris Magor
3,232 views, 35 comments

gadgets

Drive Recorder Is Honda's Car Black Box

Honda's Drive Recorder will detect impacts and save information for the 12 seconds before and 8 seconds afterwards, aircraft black-box-style: forward-view imagery, along with sound and data on speed and deceleration rates all get stored on an SD card in its main unit, ready to be uploaded to a PC. More »

6:30 AM on Fri Feb 1 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,872 views, 6 comments

sooner please

Honda to Mass Produce Hydrogen Cars in 10 Years

While I desperately could use a new car (OK, it's fine and I barely drive, but my ego could certainly use it), I have a hard time buying into any technology in the auto market. Gas prices are only getting worse (as we run out of the stuff) and hybrids are a bandage where we need stitches or maybe an amputation. But for those who missed our original article, the Honda FCX Clarity fuel cell car drives like a dream, emits nothing but water vapor and can be leased by real people to actually drive. It's a viable product...but only 100 are on the market.

So when is Honda planning to mass produce their awesome fuel cell technology? Not for 10 years according to Honda President Takeo Fukui. Why? Or should we say, WHY???????????

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8:37 AM on Fri Dec 28 2007
By Mark Wilson
6,177 views, 52 comments

Latest by n/a: Hydrogen it appears will be the way of the future. You start with plain water. a little baking soda for a catalyst, two stainless steel rods inserted in a jar. a pos and neg line coming from your battery and more »

robots

Smarter Honda ASIMO Can Self-Charge, Avoid People, Work In Groups

When scientists in some bunker in the year 2525 are trying to determine when humanity handed over the keys to the robot overlords, December 11, 2007, may be a good date, for on this day, Honda announced it had given its ASIMO servant robots three key abilities. Here we break them down, and provide a "Future Shock" analysis of each: More »

9:40 AM on Tue Dec 11 2007
By Wilson Rothman
30,706 views, 42 comments

hands-on

Honda FCX Clarity Hydrogen Car Tested (Verdict: Star Trek)

Our brothers from another mother(s) over at Jalonik got to test-drive the Honda FCX Clarity, a hydrogen fuel cell car from Honda that gets the equivalent of 68mpg in a conversion metric that (we'll be honest here) confounds us since the car uses no gas at all. So what was Jalopnik's verdict?
At one point we even found ourselves behind a Ford Escape Hybrid with a license plate that read, "NO HUMMR." I was reminded of Star Trek IV...
Oh...this is gonna be good. More »

1:56 PM on Mon Nov 19 2007
By Mark Wilson
15,858 views, 47 comments

Latest by n/a: Please refrain from being foolish and naive when it comes to the practical implications of this idea. 1) Economies of acale is just an economic theory about obtaining a lower price through increased production. You need to look at each part more »

concept cars

One To The Power Of Four Equals Honda Awesomeness

At this year's LA auto show, Honda pulled out all the stops in the design category with their One to the Power of Four solar hybrid. The challenge was to design a vehicle that will be on the streets a half century from now, and Honda decided to devote their energy to solving the carpooling dilemma. The car is actually four individually operated vehicles in one, and they can be "instinctively reconfigured" thanks to a blend of gyros, artificial intelligence, and molecular engineering. When combined into a single vehicle, commuters could take advantage of HOV lanes. Carpooling—that's great. Honda had me with the looks. [Autobloggreen]

7:20 PM on Fri Oct 12 2007
By Sean Fallon
6,184 views, 23 comments

Latest by tchangtx: @stallionz: Ha! The Honda designer double duties as designer at Hasbro. more »

robot rehab

Honda Asimo Walking Aid For Humans: I Have One Problem With It

There isn't a whole lot of information available about this device, but it appears that Honda has developed a new type of robotic leg brace based on existing Asimo technology. Sensors on the brace pick up abnormalities in your walking stride and help correct them. Sounds great, right? Check out how well Asimo's legs work in this video before you rush to judgment. [HCRJapan via GetRobo]

5:50 PM on Fri Oct 12 2007
By Sean Fallon
5,059 views, 15 comments

Latest by bigjerm853: @ghostbusterbob: That is exactly what i thought it was....I can just see some old lady falling down she stairs, just like the robot. The bad part is, I lmao, which means I may if it really happened!!! more »

honda

Honda CR-Z Hybrid Concept Car Too Awesome to Be a Honda

The Honda CR-Z hybrid concept is designed to the nines. The reality check, even if this is just a concept, it's a concept built around Honda's current-gen hybrid in this generation's Civic Hybrid/Accord. No matter—the LED headlights, body lines, and dash are kind enough on the eyes: More »

7:33 PM on Tue Oct 9 2007
By Brian Lam
42,727 views, 68 comments

Latest by Adolf: @capitalass: Uh? Gee, I don't know what to believe anymore... I think I'll just take a nap... more »

robots

Honda ASIMO to Return to Disneyland, Run Around and Talk Up a Storm

Honda's ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility) humanoid robot is back on his feet after a conspicuous face-plant late last year, and now he's returning to the stage at Disneyland, running around at nearly 4mph. Besides all that robo-sprinting, this version of ASIMO reportedly interacts a lot with a live host in the 15-minute Say Hello to Honda's ASIMO show starting August 29. It's the only permanent installation in North America where you can see Honda's robot, and now according to his makers he's more mobile and smarter than ever.
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12:00 PM on Wed Aug 29 2007
By Charlie White
4,973 views, 31 comments

Latest by thm73: Am I the only one who's thinking "I'd like to see this thing play the Wii" ? Would it be entertaining to us to see a robot being entertained? Are robots used in the production line for the Wii? more »

sirius 2007 line show

Box Converts XM-Ready Cars to Sirius-Ready Temples of Howard Stern

The honkin' GM Sirius box, which replaces the XM box currently found in most XM-enabled GM cars 2003 and newer. This new Sirius box is compatible with about 8 million cars on the road. There are boxes from Directed that do the same for Hondas, Toyotas and Lexus autos, too. More »

7:10 PM on Wed Aug 15 2007
By Brian Lam
4,183 views, 5 comments

f'n' 1

$5,700 Formula One Seiko Sportura Ultimate Kinetic Chrono


F1 racers are lucky sons o' guns. They make more than baseball players, get first pick of the hottest Euro models, drive really really fast without fear of the highway patrol, and get cool special edition crap. Seiko just unveiled this year's Honda special edition Sportura Ultimate Kinetic Chrono, and announced that in addition to the drivers and crew, you can get your hands on one if you've got $5,700 and, presumably, some good Seiko connections. Only 750 will be made, and every one will ship in the packaging you can see in the gallery, complete with an actual gear from a Honda F1 car. Hopefully, it's not a part that one of the drivers will need. – Wilson Rothman More »

2:35 PM on Tue May 22 2007
By Wilson Rothman
6,472 views, 22 comments

Latest by steadman: $5,700 for a Seiko sounds high to us Americans, but to the rest of the world the price is entirely reasonable. Especially for a limited-edition, hand-assembled watch that won't ever die... And, damn, it's good looking! I'd love to see more »

gadgets

Hybrid Concepts From Toyota and Honda Roll Out at Geneva Auto Show

Well, well. Look what those Japanese automakers are playing around with in the hybrid arena. On the left is what some wags are saying could be the next Toyota Prius, but for now it's called the Hybrid X concept, loved by many but called such epithets as "jellybean" and "suppository" by others. Inside this concept car—but maybe not ever making it to the open road in the real world—are electronically-opening doors, energy-efficient LED lights throughout, drive-by-wire steering and touchscreens all over the place. Check out our friends at Jalopnik's extensive gallery of this science fiction-like prototype. More »

10:15 AM on Wed Mar 7 2007
By Charlie White
3,632 views, 12 comments

Latest by macserv: Make it look as cool as you want... hybrid cars are a half-measure at best, and a gimmick at worst. Hydrogen Fuel Cell power is where it's at. The electric motors located on the wheels the GM Sequel won't need more »

laptops

Laptop Fails to Save Life in Hummer Crash, Nobody Is Surprised


Apparently, the news is that while laptops can save you from a bullet and still work, they can't save you from a military-grade absurdly giganormous SUV. Like the notebook found in a computer teacher's Honda following a fatal crash with a Hummer. That too was still working. Unlike the teacher. Incidents like this make us ask questions such as: what is the deadly element here? Humvee Hummer, laptop, moron or Windows Vista? – Jesus Diaz More »

4:31 AM on Wed Feb 28 2007
By www.gizmodo.com
4,407 views, 31 comments

gadgets

Honda HS1132TA Full-Auto Snowblower: Destroys Snowdrifts

The best thing about being snowed into a remote Tahoe cabin, low on food, with dog slow internet? Getting to decimate some snow drifts with this fire engine red, 11HP, tank-treaded snowblower, complete with headlight, and fully adjustable chute (which doubles as a snow cannon when friends come within range). I cleared a 200 foot strip of hard snowdrift as wide as a car, and 2-feet high in about 40 minutes. When the highway opens and the local roads are clear, we're as good as home. We just have to hope we can outrun the 3-feet of scheduled blizzard about to dump on our heads in the next 12 hours. More »

1:38 PM on Mon Feb 26 2007
By Brian Lam
3,788 views, 29 comments

Latest by Slab: I have one of those too and there couldn't be a better snowblower. I've had it for a number of years now with no problems. It always starts on the first pull and I've never needed to bother more »

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