![Masato Hirose, senior chief engineer in charge of Honda Motor's humanoid robot development, speaks as he displays Honda's humanoid robots ASIMO during a demonstration in Tokyo March 19, 2002. Automaker Honda Motor Masato Hirose, senior chief engineer in charge of Honda Motor's humanoid robot development, speaks as he displays Honda's humanoid robots ASIMO during a demonstration in Tokyo March 19, 2002. Automaker Honda Motor](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D40YDE/masato-hirose-senior-chief-engineer-in-charge-of-honda-motors-humanoid-robot-development-shakes-hands-with-hondas-robot-asimo-during-a-demonstration-at-the-foreign-correspondentss-club-in-tokyo-march-19-2002-automaker-honda-motor-co-is-just-one-of-several-japanese-companies-beefing-up-robot-divisions-recently-as-entertainment-robots-have-grown-into-a-fad-in-gadget-loving-japan-2D40YDE.jpg)
Masato Hirose, senior chief engineer in charge of Honda Motor's humanoid robot development, speaks as he displays Honda's humanoid robots ASIMO during a demonstration in Tokyo March 19, 2002. Automaker Honda Motor
![Masato Hirose, senior chief engineer in charge of Honda Motor's humanoid robot development, speaks as he displays Honda's humanoid robots ASIMO during a demonstration in Tokyo March 19, 2002. Automaker Honda Motor Masato Hirose, senior chief engineer in charge of Honda Motor's humanoid robot development, speaks as he displays Honda's humanoid robots ASIMO during a demonstration in Tokyo March 19, 2002. Automaker Honda Motor](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CPD7YX/masato-hirose-senior-chief-engineer-in-charge-of-honda-motors-humanoid-robot-development-speaks-as-he-displays-hondas-humanoid-robots-asimo-during-a-demonstration-in-tokyo-march-19-2002-automaker-honda-motor-co-is-just-one-of-several-japanese-companies-beefing-up-robot-divisions-recently-as-entertainment-robots-have-grown-into-a-fad-in-gadget-loving-japan-reuterstoshiyuki-aizawa-tacp-2CPD7YX.jpg)
Masato Hirose, senior chief engineer in charge of Honda Motor's humanoid robot development, speaks as he displays Honda's humanoid robots ASIMO during a demonstration in Tokyo March 19, 2002. Automaker Honda Motor
![The Honda Asimo robot (left) and the Softbank Robotics Pepper robot... | Download Scientific Diagram The Honda Asimo robot (left) and the Softbank Robotics Pepper robot... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349674472/figure/fig1/AS:996244801474562@1614534678871/The-Honda-Asimo-robot-left-and-the-Softbank-Robotics-Pepper-robot-right-both-are.jpg)
The Honda Asimo robot (left) and the Softbank Robotics Pepper robot... | Download Scientific Diagram
![Honda's ASIMO robot at the Honda Welcome Plaza, Aoyama, Tokyo A.S.I.M.O. = Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility Stock Photo - Alamy Honda's ASIMO robot at the Honda Welcome Plaza, Aoyama, Tokyo A.S.I.M.O. = Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/CYXN4H/hondas-asimo-robot-at-the-honda-welcome-plaza-aoyama-tokyo-asimo-=-CYXN4H.jpg)