Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Japanese maker of cars, motorcycles and power equipment whose R&D arm began humanoid research in 1986. It built the P1-P3 prototypes, ASIMO (2000-2018, retired from shows in March 2022) and the E2-DR disaster-response prototype.
- Robot models in the atlas
- 87 humanoids · 1 machine
- First robot
- 1996Latest 2023
- Headquarters
- TokyoJapan
- Can I buy one?Not on sale yetPrototype, pilot or research robots only
- Who uses it?5 robot models in useEarlier second-generation units ran a month-long test at a Black & Veatch solar…
- What is new?2022-03-31ASIMO gives its final show
Robots
8 robot models shown in public, from 1996 to 2023. Newest first. Open one for its full profile.
Humanoids 7 humanoids
- PrototypeNo public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useE2-DRPrice not publishedNot for sale yetStairsTerrain
- Retired
All-new ASIMONo longer soldNo skills shown in public yet - Retired
ASIMOnew ASIMONo longer soldNo skills shown in public yet - Retired
ASIMONo longer soldNo skills shown in public yet - Retired
P3No longer soldNo skills shown in public yet - Retired
P1No longer soldNo skills shown in public yet - Retired
P2No longer soldNo skills shown in public yet
Machines 1 machine
What is inside
Chips and parts suppliers named for Honda Motor Co., Ltd.'s robots by the maker or reputable press.
Who uses it
Customers and deployments reported for Honda Motor Co., Ltd.'s robots. Each robot's page links its sources.
Autonomous Work Vehicle2023 · PrototypeEarlier second-generation units ran a month-long test at a Black & Veatch solar construction site in New Mexico in 2021, carrying nearly 900 lb loads (Vision Systems Design, Mar 2023).
All-new ASIMO2011 · RetiredPerformed daily at Miraikan and Honda showrooms until it retired from regular shows on 31 March 2022.
- ASIMO2005 · Retired
Demonstrated office tasks such as receptionist, guide, cart-pushing and tray-carrying; leased for events.
- ASIMO2000 · Retired
Leased to companies for receptions and events, and performed for the public at Honda showrooms and Tokyo's Miraikan until March 2022.
- P31997 · Retired
AIST's HRP-1 (1998) research platform in Japan's Humanoid Robotics Project was based on this robot.
What is new
The latest stories about Honda Motor Co., Ltd.'s robots, newest first.
- ASIMO gives its final show Time Out Tokyo · All-new ASIMO
- Honda retiring robot Asimo Nippon TV NEWS 24 JAPAN · All-new ASIMO
- Honda shows E2-DR disaster robot at IROS IEEE Spectrum · E2-DR
- All-new ASIMO unveiled Honda · All-new ASIMO
The company
What it says about itself and what the sources record.
- Founded
- 1948
- Headquarters
- Tokyo, Japan
- Focus
- Bipedal walking and humanoid assistance research (ASIMO line), later disaster-response robots
- Funding
- public company (TYO: 7267; NYSE: HMC)
- Partners
- Miraikan (National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation), Tokyo, hosted regular ASIMO shows
Similar makers
Other makers of humanoids, starting with those in Japan.
- Toyota Research InstituteJapan · 11 models
- Waseda University / JST Moonshot programJapan · 10 models
- JSK Laboratory, University of TokyoJapan · 9 models
- Osaka UniversityJapan · 9 models
- Kawada Industries (robot business now Kawada Robotics Corporation)Japan · 6 models
- Kawasaki Heavy IndustriesJapan · 5 models
Sources
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