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12/11/2006

Honda ASIMO Demo Gone Wrong

This is what companies like Honda don't want to see happen during a product demonstration. For those who've seen ASIMO mishaps in-person, please leave us a comment. Video after the jump.
FF to the 1-minute mark to see Honda's ASIMO robot tumbling down some stairs like someone in the nosebleed seats sniped him with an EMP. If you look closely, you can see its featureless mirrored face shatter on the hard floor of the stage
[via Gizmodo]

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There are 31 comments about this post (2 pages).

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Posted at 12/11/2006 3:29pm by anthony
oooo theres goes 20 or 30 grand nice job stairs, you suck again
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Posted at 12/11/2006 3:31pm by Dan
hahaha..."pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!"
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Posted at 12/11/2006 3:35pm by Marco
1 word: Ownage
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Posted at 12/11/2006 3:37pm by Eric
Why do I feel sorry for an inanimate object? My reptile brain convinces me they are somewhat human.
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Posted at 12/11/2006 4:19pm by Crucible
LOL.....but damn.
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Posted at 12/11/2006 4:20pm by ryan
The power of dreams just took a headshot. Boom.
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Posted at 12/11/2006 4:33pm by maua
it walks pretty smooth. But it sure doesnt fall smooth!
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Posted at 12/11/2006 4:41pm by thecap
Our robot overlords need some work...
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Posted at 12/11/2006 4:50pm by Keith L. Dick
When he hesitated and looked at the crowd it was like he was so sure he could do it... hehe
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Posted at 12/11/2006 5:11pm by Reno
I like how they put the "we're going to shoot the race horse" shield around the robot.
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Posted at 12/11/2006 5:17pm by moneywagon
Stupid robot, thats why humans run the entire planet!
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Posted at 12/11/2006 5:53pm by Albert
The right leg fails suporting the weight. One fall and ASIMO get K.O
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Posted at 12/11/2006 5:58pm by anonymous
Humans also fall from the stairs. Just like when a gymnast fall from the balance beam. This is no big deal...
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Posted at 12/11/2006 7:44pm by Kenny
Funny when they rush in the screen to hide the broken robot and fast turn off the sign that say "HONDA" and hope that nobody shall remember the HONDA robot that fell. God bless the Internet.
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Posted at 12/11/2006 8:45pm by Mike
So will the robot commit hari kari now?
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Posted at 12/11/2006 9:21pm by TheTrix
poor ASIMO (or Poor Honda [repair costs] .. but need add something to ASIMO new version.. a Scream sound triggered by Accelerometer in Z axis.. (makes the falls more funny XD)
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Posted at 12/11/2006 9:50pm by Nisofu
Aww.. Isn't anybody worried about him? He broke his face! D: Seriously though, I love how it kept talking after it fell XD
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Posted at 12/11/2006 10:57pm by a
I can't get the video to work, did Honda manage to take it down already?
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Posted at 12/11/2006 11:48pm by not dave murray
LMAO!! the video plus these comments = laugh riot.
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Posted at 12/12/2006 01:49am by Cory
Well maybe if he wasn't trying to show off to the crowd, and actually watched where he was going he wouldn't have fallen. Or maybe he was hitting the oil flask a little to hard before we went on stage. The stress can be pretty overwhelming you know...
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Posted at 12/12/2006 02:11am by Ajax
man..too funny....another video on youtube here it falls flat on its face http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dKPkL2oto0&eurl=
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Posted at 12/12/2006 03:35am by chris
Funny, but that must be a blow to the developing team, most probably something really stupid like a tip sensor not plugged in... I think that they need to work on self correcting a fall and a stronger screen.
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