[[Image:HONDA ASIMO.jpg|right|thumbnail|ASIMO]]
'''ASIMO''' is a [[humanoid robot]] created in [[2000]] by [[Honda]].
ASIMO is 11th in a line of successive [[bipedal]] humanoid models created by Honda, starting with [[E0 (robot)|E0]] in [[1986]] and with ASIMO being the latest design. ASIMO is considered the 4th man-like humanoid robot that can walk on two feet in a manner resembling human [[locomotion]]. Weighing 54 kilograms, the robot resembles a small [[astronaut]] wearing a backpack. Honda reports this robot can now run around at 6km/h speed. [http://world.honda.com/HDTV/ASIMO/200412-run/] [http://world.honda.com/run/splash2/index.html]
Officially, the name is an acronym for "'''A'''dvanced '''S'''tep in '''I'''nnovative '''MO'''bility". Contrary to popular belief, Honda's official statements indicate that the robot's name is ''not'' an homage to science fiction writer [[Isaac Asimov]]. In Japanese, the name is pronounced ''ashimo'' and, not coincidentally, means "legs also".
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