Editing ASIMO (section)

{{Short description|Humanoid robot created by Honda}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{infobox robot
| name             = ASIMO
| logo             = Asimo logo.svg
| logosize         = 240px
| image            = Honda ASIMO (ver. 2011) 2011 Tokyo Motor Show.jpg
| caption          = ASIMO at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2011
| alt              =ASIMO at the Tokyo Motor Show
| year_of_creation = 2000
| website          = {{URL|http://asimo.honda.com/}}
|imagesize=240px|manufacturer=[[Honda]]|type=[[Humanoid robot|Humanoid]]|country=[[Japan]]|logoalt=Asimo logo|purpose=[[Technology demonstration|Technology demonstrator]]}}

'''ASIMO''' ('''A'''dvanced '''S'''tep in '''I'''nnovative '''Mo'''bility)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Eaton |first=Malachy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BuB5BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA40 |title=Evolutionary humanoid robotics |date=2 February 2015 |publisher=Springer |isbn=9783662445990 |location=Heidelberg [Germany] |pages=40 |oclc=902724634}}</ref> is a [[humanoid robot]] created by [[Honda]] in 2000.

In 2002, there were 20 units of the first ASIMO model produced;<ref>{{cite web|title=Say Hello To Asimo|website=[[Forbes]] |url=https://www.forbes.com/2002/02/21/0221tentech.html|year=2002}}</ref> three different ASIMO models subsequently followed. As of February 2009, there were over 100 ASIMO units in existence.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article5798625.ece |title=Today it's a cute friend. Tomorrow it could be the dominant life form |author=Kevin Warwick |date=2009-02-25 |publisher=Times of London}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

In July of 2018, Honda stated that it would be ceasing all development and production of ASIMO robots in order to focus on more practical applications using the technology developed through ASIMO's lifespan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASIMO by Honda {{!}} The World's Most Advanced Humanoid Robot |url=https://asimo.honda.com/news/hondas-robotics-research-efforts/newsarticle_0154/ |access-date=2020-06-10 |website=asimo.honda.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Kupperberg |first=Paul |url=https://archive.org/details/careersinrobotic00kupp/page/8 |title=Careers in robotics |publisher=Rosen Pub |year=2007 |isbn=978-1404209565 |location=New York |page=[https://archive.org/details/careersinrobotic00kupp/page/8 8]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2 July 2018 |title=Honda's Robotics Research Efforts |url=https://asimo.honda.com/news/hondas-robotics-research-efforts/newsarticle_0154 |access-date=12 May 2019 |website=ASIMO by [[Honda]]}}</ref> It made its last active appearance in March 2022, as Honda announced the retirement of ASIMO to concentrate on [[Remote control|remote-controlled]], [[Avatar (computing)|avatar]]-style robotic technology.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honda's Asimo robot retires after 20-year career wowing public |url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/03/2f1164a820ff-hondas-asimo-robot-to-retire-after-20-year-career-wowing-public.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Honda's humanoid robot Asimo bids farewell {{!}} NHK WORLD-JAPAN News |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220331_40/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=NHK WORLD |language=en}}</ref>