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Slideshow: Asimo Shakes His Robotic Rump

The dancing humanoid struts his stuff at magazine's NextFest. See him dance. See him run. Find out if he's got a brain. A multimedia gallery.
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Asimo walks by "prediction motion control," predicting the next move and shifting its center of gravity accordingly.Jen Kaczor

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Asimo celebrates successfully climbing the stairs.

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Asimo descends the stairs to complete his NextFest demonstration.

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The Asimo North American educational tour made a stop Friday at Wired NextFest 2004 in San Francisco.

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According to Honda, Asimo is the world's only humanoid robot that can ascend and descend stairs independently.

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Asimo, developed by Honda, stands for Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility. Honda claims it is the most advanced humanoid robot created.

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Asimo performs the hula with student volunteers from the audience at the Wired NextFest.

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Asimo is controlled by a laptop or a portable controller. It recognizes voice commands in Japanese, but not English.

Jeremy Barna