Honda has announced that its first original EV design, the Acura RSX, will use its proprietary Asimo operating system, according to The Verge. If those names sound familiar it's because RSX is a Honda nameplate from the early 2000s, and Asimo was a Honda project to build humanoid robots from the area, which was finally mothballed in 2018. Everything old is new again. Asimo OS was mentioned at CES 2025 alongside its 0 Series SUV and Saloon sedan EV concepts, but the Acura RSX will be the first production vehicle to get it. The operating system uses technology similar to its namesake robot to recognize external environments and understand people's intentions, according to the company.

Humanoid robots are advanced robots that are designed to look and move like humans. They are often equipped with sensors and cameras that allow them to recognize human faces and emotions, respond to voice commands and carry out conversations. Humanoid robots can be programmed to perform a wide range of tasks, such as assisting humans in daily activities, working in manufacturing plants, providing healthcare services, and performing search and rescue operations in hazardous environments. Compared to conventional robots, humanoid robots provide a number of benefits. One of their main advantages is that they can communicate with people in a more intuitive and natural way.

Japan is flourishing with all the successes in the field of robotics with multi-functional as well as humanoid robots. The Japanese domestic market has already started using these innovative and coolest robots across all industries to boost productivity and enhance customer engagement. Robotics in Japan has successfully left the world in awe. Let's explore some of the top coolest robots in Japan that have impressed the global tech market in these few years. Short for "Child-Robot with Biometric Body", it has mesmerized the world with its ability to respond to sounds and react by wiggling and changing facial expressions.

Robots are becoming more and more advanced, with some even starting to look and act like humans. In this blog post, we will be taking a look at three of the most advanced robots in the world today: Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot, Honda's ASIMO robot, and Da Vinci's surgical robot. The next generation of robots is being developed by companies such as Boston Dynamics and Asimo. These companies are developing robots that are more human-like in their appearance and behavior. The goal is to create robots that can interact with humans on a more personal level.

Tesla revealed on Friday a prototype of a humanoid robot that it says could be a future product for the automaker. The robot, dubbed Optimus by Tesla, walked stiffly on stage at Tesla's AI Day, slowly waved at the crowed and gestured with its hands for roughly one minute. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the robot was operating without a tether for the first time. Robotics developers often use tethers to support robots because they aren't capable enough to walk without falling and damaging themselves. The Optimus' abilities appear to significantly trail what robots from competitors like Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics are capable of.

Tesla (TSLA) will hold its second annual AI Day in Palo Alto, California, Friday evening. The six-hour event will include updates on Tesla (TSLA)'s work in artificial intelligence, "Full Self-Driving," its supercomputer "Dojo" and maybe a humanoid robot, according to invitations posted online by Tesla (TSLA) supporters. The event is expected to be live-streamed. Dojo is a supercomputer being designed to train AI systems to complete complex tasks like Tesla's driver-assistance systems Autopilot and "Full Self-Driving," which sometimes perform some driving tasks like steering and keeping up with traffic. Tesla's previous AI Day included detailed technical explanations of the company's work in a bid to attract leading engineers.

Robots – some of us love them, some of us worry they are going to take our jobs, and some of us are worried they are going to take over the world. Because of increasingly sophisticated manufacturing processes, and increasingly powerful AI, robots – humanoid or otherwise – are becoming more capable, useful, and – yes – sometimes scary. The first commercial, industrial robots were often immobile, fixed in place, and focused on one task, often working on a production line. Today, however, we're increasingly likely to find them walking on two legs just like us, move around on caterpillar tracks, or even flying through the skies. Some of them are put to work, carrying out boring, repetitive or dangerous tasks to save us from having to do them ourselves.

A collective eyebrow was raised by the AI and robotics community when the robot Sophia was given Saudia citizenship in 2017 The AI sharks were already circling as Sophia's fame spread with worldwide media attention. Were they just jealous buzz-kills or is something deeper going on? Sophia is not the first show robot to attain celebrity status. Yet accusations of hype and deception have proliferated about the misrepresentation of AI to public and policymakers alike. In an AI-hungry world where decisions about the application of the technologies will impact significantly on our lives, Sophia's creators may have crossed a line.

Someday, Boris Sofman wants families to sit down and debate: cat, dog or robot? Sofman is the chief executive and founder of Anki, a robotics company that's made its mark in the toy world since launching its first product in 2013, a set of smart racing cars. It followed that product's success with a toy robot called Cozmo in 2016, which the company says is the best-selling toy on Amazon in the United States, the United Kingdom and France. A new product, Vector, launched Tuesday on Kickstarter and offers the first hint of Anki's broader consumer robotics ambitions. "Our north star . . . is to have a robot in every home," Sofman said in an interview with The Washington Post.

We learned last week that Honda is putting Asimo out to pasture, so to speak, which is a little sad, but not too sad: Honda is doing this because they want to instead focus on the other, more useful humanoid robots that they've been working on recently, like E2-DR. Honda learned a lot about humanoid robotics from Asimo, and even though we haven't seen Asimo do much in the way of new stuff over the past few years, the robot has still been under active development. Or at least, it was, as of 2017, when Honda was teaching to to handle human abuse. Nobody likes to see robots getting pushed or kicked, but we can make exceptions when roboticists are doing it for research-related reasons--for example, to demonstrate how resilient their quadrupeds or humanoids are by trying to shove them over. Boston Dynamics is famous for this, but Atlas is not the only humanoid talented enough to (mostly) keep itself upright in response to aggressive prodding.