Editing ASIMO (section)

===Design ===
ASIMO stands {{convert|130|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} tall and weighs {{convert|54|kg|lb|abbr=on}}. Research conducted by Honda found that the ideal height for a mobility assistant robot was between 120&nbsp;cm and the height of an average adult, which is conducive to operating door knobs and light switches.<ref name=Guardian>{{cite news|last=Ford|first=Jason|title=Two legs good|url=http://www.theengineer.co.uk/in-depth/two-legs-good/271850.article#ixzz1TF8K9jyc|newspaper=The Engineer|date=22 November 2000|access-date=27 July 2011|archive-date=25 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925070709/http://www.theengineer.co.uk/in-depth/two-legs-good/271850.article#ixzz1TF8K9jyc|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Jha|first=Alok|title=Meet the home help of the future|url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2004/feb/17/sciencenews.uk|newspaper=The Guardian|date=17 February 2004|access-date=26 July 2011}}</ref> ASIMO is powered by a rechargeable 51.8&nbsp;V [[lithium-ion battery]] with an operating time of one hour. Switching from a [[nickel–metal hydride battery]] in 2004 increased the amount of time ASIMO can operate before recharging.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Honda|url=http://hondau3-x.net/asimo|title=The Honda ASIMO Robot|access-date=15 July 2011|archive-date=10 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310010308/http://hondau3-x.net/asimo|url-status=dead}}</ref> ASIMO has a [[Three-dimensional integrated circuit|three-dimensional computer processor]] created by Honda that consists of three stacked [[Die (integrated circuit)|dies]], a [[Processor (computing)|processor]], a [[Signal conditioning|signal converter]], and [[Computer memory|memory]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Hiratsuka|first=Mark|title=Honda Creates 3D CPU|url=http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/articles/honda_creates_3d_cpu_to_power_super_asimo|newspaper=Digital World Tokyo|date=30 January 2008|access-date=27 July 2011|archive-date=31 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031231139/http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/articles/honda_creates_3d_cpu_to_power_super_asimo/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The computer that controls ASIMO's movement is housed in the robot's waist area and can be controlled by a PC, wireless controller, or [[Speech recognition|voice commands]].<ref name=HowStuffWorks>{{Cite web|url=http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/asimo1.htm|title=Honda ASIMO Robot|author1=Obringer, Lee Ann  |author2=Strickland, Jonathan |name-list-style=amp |work=How Stuff Works|access-date=15 July 2011|date=11 April 2007}}</ref>