2008年12月1日星期一

~~ Penang ~~

yeah~~ finally back from Penang!!!!
At Penang for 3 days, only worked in Queensbay Mall, but luckily i met a robot- ASIMO!Because of ASIMO, Queensbay Mall was crowded by a lot of people!
For those do not know about ASIMO, the following is the details of ASIMO.
ASIMO (アシモ) is a humanoid robot created by Honda Motor Company. Standing at 130 centimeters (4 feet 3 inches) and weighing 54 kilograms (119 pounds). The robot resembles a small astronaut wearing a backpack and can walk or run on two feet at speeds up to 6 km/h (4.3 mph).ASIMO was created at Honda's Research & Development Wako Fundamental Technical Research Center in Japan. It is the current model in a line of eleven that began in 1986 with E0.
Officially, the name is an acronym for "Advanced Step in Innovative MObility". Honda's official statements
claim that the robot's name is not a reference to science fiction writer and inventor of the Three Laws of Robotics, Isaac Asimov.
As of 2007, there are 46 ASIMO units in existence.
Each one costs less than $1 million (¥106,710,325 or 638,186 or £504,720) to manufacture, and some units are available to be hired out for $166,000 (¥17,714,316 or 105,920 or £83,789) per year.


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