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Honda nanotech has potential for new class of electronics

By Shane McGlaun on Friday, Oct 2nd 2009 No Comments

I grew up at the dawn of the consumer electronics age. I remember the first cell phone my dad owned, it was a huge device compared to what we have today. I also remember playing Pong with my dad at a young age. Looking back at the gadgets and electronics we had when I was a kid compared to what we have today, the changes are staggering. I often wonder what the gadgets and electronics my kids take for granted in 20 years will look like. A new nanotech development from Honda may shed some light on what things will be like in 20 years.

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Honda unveils weird U3-X personal mobility device

By Shane McGlaun on Friday, Sep 25th 2009 1 Comment

There are a few companies out there that have spent big money researching and developing high tech personal mobility devices for geeks who don’t want to move under their own power. The most notable of the high tech mobility devices is probably the Segway your local Paul Blart rides around.

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Musical road gets repaved after drivers complain

By Brenda Stokes on Thursday, Sep 25th 2008 1 Comment

Sometimes consumers complain about things that are just petty. But this time, I’m going to have to side with drivers traveling through Lancaster, CA that have to put up with a harmonic segment of road.

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Honda FCX Clarity hits production line – Runs on hydrogen and electricity

By Ewdison Then on Monday, Jun 16th 2008 No Comments

Gas price is no doubt the topic that we hear every single day, and energy efficient vehicles are very popular right now. Honda puts its new zero-emission car into production line today and the vehicle called FCX Clarity will be fuel cell powered car.

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The Dreamfit motorcycle mod – for paralyzed bikers

By Abby McVay on Monday, May 19th 2008 No Comments

Typically here on Slashgear we cover slightly smaller mods, computers and game consoles are extremely typical. This slightly larger mod, appears to be a perfectly normal bike. Actually if there weren’t a wheelchair sitting next to it, I wouldn’t have known there was the slightest difference between it and other bikes.

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Honda demo Walking Assist exoskeleton for elderly & disabled

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Apr 22nd 2008 No Comments

We’ve seen exoskeleton suits designed to grant their wearers super-human strength, but they tend to look somewhat obvious. Fine if you’re an attention-seeking superhero, but less of a selling point if you’re an elderly person with mobility problems. Honda have thankfully come to the rescue, though, with their ‘Walking Assist Device‘; worn as a straightforward belt with thigh straps, the 2.8kg unit promises to lengthen a user’s natural stride by supplementing their own muscle power.

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Honda’s ASIMO Had A Few Drinks And Falls Again

By Trae McNeely on Friday, Dec 15th 2006 No Comments

Well, you all saw the recent fall of Honda’s ASIMO robot and you thought it was over; not so. I came across an older video of ASIMO and this time he made it up the stairs but didn’t quite make it downstairs in one piece. Honda’s Humanoid Robot is currently an overprice piece of machinery and technology that continues to make the audiences laugh. ASIMO’s job is to make us smile and ponder Honda’s greatness but it fails again in the featured video. The Humanoid cost an estimated $1 million to manufacture in addition to thousands more for maintenance. Lets not forget the repair cost when ASIMO trips over thick-air, which doesn’t exist.

ASIMO, which stands for Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility, has an excellent track record versus the competition, but as technology progresses it seems to fall more and more. Honda boasts that ASIMO is a “glimpse into the future”, which sorta makes sense when you consider people will eventually fall and slip on ice or something they didn’t notice. We’re just following in ASIMO’s footsteps.

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Asimo’s cockiness gets the better of him

By Chris Davies on Monday, Dec 11th 2006 No Comments

Consider this a SlashGear public service announcement if you will. Robots, no matter how adept they consider themselves, should always look where they’re going when climbing stairs. Witness this embarrassing fall by Honda’s lauded Asimo, which ironically happened while he was boasting about the in-feet sensors that allow him to balance.

Thankfully the Honda nurses were quick with the screens, as the crumpled humanoid lay twitching gently on the floor still chunnering about his ability to strut with the best of them. Perhaps it’s time for Asimo to check into rehab? We can only assume that he’s on so many drugs that he doesn’t even realise he’s fallen. Rumours that as the stricken robot was stretchered back to the workshop he was heard deliriously muttering “I’m still a star!” are so far unconfirmed.

Asimo: ‘Help me, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!’ [Pink Tentacle]

Honda Next-Generation Fuel Cell Vehicle for 2008

By Rue Liu on Tuesday, Sep 26th 2006 No Comments

Honda test-drove its FCX Concept next generation fuel cell vehicle in Tokyo this past weekend. The V Flow1 fuel cell system proves high efficiency in a compact, high-draining vertical-flow design. Honda says it will be in general release in 2008. See the nice video here.
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