[Robotgroup] Honda to offer 6 month "beta testing" of the ASIMO robot!

[Paul Atkinson]

Way cool! That would be a load of fun to beta test!!!

Paul

On 3/31/07, Vern Graner <vern at txis.com> wrote:
>
> WOW! Can you imagine? I'm DEFINITELY gunna enter!
>
>
> http://www.geeks.com/asimo.html?cm_mmc=geekmail-_-daily_html-_-01APR07_ASIMO-_-ASIMO-_-Viewasweb
>
> tiny here:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/22wb5g
>
> A quick abstract from the page:
>
> ---------------------- CLIP -------------------------
> "In cooperation with Honda, one of the worlds leading auto manufacturers
> and pioneer in the field of industrial and consumer robotics, GEEKS.COM
> is giving you a chance to be one of the select few "field testers"
> chosen by Honda to have the next generation of the amazing ASIMO
> humanoid robot "live" with you in your home for up to six months!"
> ----------------------/CLIP -------------------------
>
> Can u imagine if one of us won?? Taking that puppy out to the next
> robo-event??... I wonder if he's tall enough to reach the soda machine
> at PoKeJos.. I could send him to refill my drink!
>
>   ;)
>
> Vern
>
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