] ASIMO stands for Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility. It
] is 4 feet high and it can move a lot like we do, with 26
] degrees of freedom. That means being able to move
] different "joints" in different directions. It also means
] forward and backward maintaining balance at all times,
] and turning without the standard pivoting of early
] robots.

This was the 8th stop on the ASIMO North American Educational Tour. The next stop is Philadelphis, Sep 20-21, 2003. There is additional info at the Asimo web site: http://asimo.honda.com/