ASIMO @ Dallas
ASIMO visited SMU. Confused? Well, ASIMO stands for "Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility". ASIMO is the world's best robot, perfected over 18 years of study.
Today afternoon, me and Padmaraj went to watch the eagerly awaited event. The exhibition hall was understandably already full, even though we reached there well before time. I experienced what people say "Each second went like a minute". :). Every one was so very eager to watch ASIMO, and putting all the people who were there to a pin drop silence, there he was - ASIMO walked onto the stage. The silence was broken with lots of applause, and wistles. I could not believe my eyes when ASIMO intelligently computed that the croud is cheering at him, and CHEERD BACK!!! All of us were embarking on an exciting journey to robotics world, for the next 30 minutes.
The presentation started with an explanation on history of ASIMO. "Failure is the stepping stone to success". That was literally shown in the presentation. We all watched as the previous unsuccessful versions of ASIMO fell on the floor, could not turn..etc. But, with each those failures, ASIMO was in the making. And finally, HONDA perfected the robot, which had 26 servo motors on board. All these motors would be controled by an onboard powerful computer. But, how does ASIMO computer know what to do at what time? Its using the sensors on ASIMO. While Cameras formed ASIMO's eyes, Microphones formedits ears, enabling it to take voice commands from humans. We were going ahead with the exciting journey.
Finally, it was time for the Best Part- Something that no robot had ever done in the past - Climbing Stairs. While the audience was watching with disbelief, ASIMO climbed stairs and came back down the stairs. For appretiating the act, think about how many muscles and movements you make while climbing stairs. All these being controlled by feed back systems - Amazing!!!.
Today ASIMO is a marvel. But, with the birth of ASIMO, one thing is sure - The field of robotics is never going to be the same again. ASIMO also sends a powerful message and inspiration to us, students in engineering - Dare to Dream... Reach for the stars!!!.
Today afternoon, me and Padmaraj went to watch the eagerly awaited event. The exhibition hall was understandably already full, even though we reached there well before time. I experienced what people say "Each second went like a minute". :). Every one was so very eager to watch ASIMO, and putting all the people who were there to a pin drop silence, there he was - ASIMO walked onto the stage. The silence was broken with lots of applause, and wistles. I could not believe my eyes when ASIMO intelligently computed that the croud is cheering at him, and CHEERD BACK!!! All of us were embarking on an exciting journey to robotics world, for the next 30 minutes.
The presentation started with an explanation on history of ASIMO. "Failure is the stepping stone to success". That was literally shown in the presentation. We all watched as the previous unsuccessful versions of ASIMO fell on the floor, could not turn..etc. But, with each those failures, ASIMO was in the making. And finally, HONDA perfected the robot, which had 26 servo motors on board. All these motors would be controled by an onboard powerful computer. But, how does ASIMO computer know what to do at what time? Its using the sensors on ASIMO. While Cameras formed ASIMO's eyes, Microphones formedits ears, enabling it to take voice commands from humans. We were going ahead with the exciting journey.
Finally, it was time for the Best Part- Something that no robot had ever done in the past - Climbing Stairs. While the audience was watching with disbelief, ASIMO climbed stairs and came back down the stairs. For appretiating the act, think about how many muscles and movements you make while climbing stairs. All these being controlled by feed back systems - Amazing!!!.
Today ASIMO is a marvel. But, with the birth of ASIMO, one thing is sure - The field of robotics is never going to be the same again. ASIMO also sends a powerful message and inspiration to us, students in engineering - Dare to Dream... Reach for the stars!!!.
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the matrix is near.
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