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Honda to stop development of its iconic ASIMO robot

Japan's public broadcaster, Nikkei Asian Review has reported that Honda, a major automobile manufacturer, has halted the development of the famed humanoid robot "ASIMO", as it plans to focus on the development of practical robot technology to use in areas such as physical therapy and self-driving vehicles.

July 3, 2018 · 1 min · 53 words · Ashley Joseph

However, on Thursday, Honda said that it is scrapping future generations of ASIMO.

Further, the systems used to control ASIMOs movements are also being used in self-balancing motorcycle and self-driving cars.

The way things are it doesnt seem that Honda is giving up on robotics overall.

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Source:Nikkei Asian Review

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