Honda Robotics - Company Profile

Honda Motor develops, manufacture, and distribute motorcycles, automobiles, as well as sports models, including trial and moto-cross racing; all—terrain vehicles; personal watercrafts; and multi utility vehicles. Also produces various automobile products, including passenger cars, minivans, multi-wagons, sport utility vehicles, and mini cars and a series of home appliances, like grass cutters, power sprayers, lawn mowers and lawn tractors. Robotics is one of Honda’s areas of research. In 1986, Honda engineers set out to create a robot that could walk. Two decades later, ASIMO is a full humanoid robot, able not only to walk but also to run, climb steps and even carry a tray or push a cart. It is currently the fastest humanoid made ever. Honda has leveraged some of this learning into the creation of working prototypes for two revolutionary walking assist devices.