OOPS! The billion dollar fall. Someone at Honda is fired!

[chickenbones]

Asimo fell!

http://www.break.com/index/down_goes_asimo.html

[manixc]

saw it already. poor robot

[bluemount]

Why billion dollar fall?
Why should someone get fired?

This is new tech - there will definitely be stumbles.

[Kommander_KornFlakes]

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That robot has costed over $1 billion developing, thus the "billion dollar fall".

[Odysseus_Maximus]

Looks like the back of Asimo head got messed.

[chickenbones]

Why billion dollar fall?
Why should someone get fired?

This is new tech - there will definitely be stumbles.

Come on it's a joke, lighten up.

And that's why:

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That robot has costed over $1 billion developing, thus the "billion dollar fall".

[Corky]

I'd love to have one but what purpose are they going to serve? They can't even walk up stairs. I'm sure they don't run that fast if they can run at all. I'd rather have the robot from Rocky VI that brought Paully his cake.

[x86asm]

Haha I like this comment:

In That "Ass emo"????

[bubble.tea]

ouch...pretty embarassing innit.

[dealguy2]

Sad to see

[nopn]

nothing special.

[kingsley]

It should've been watching where it was going instead of trying to show off with the no-look stair climb.

[Bordello]

Why is Honda wasting so much money on this? They should really stick to cars.

[PsioniC]

C'mon, who wasnt waiting for that cocky little robot bastard to take a fall.

Not so tough any more are you, Asimo?

[sxz]

The sound upon impact just cracked me (and apparently Asimo) up.

[mochachicka]

Was the lady instructing Asimo on where to go? Anyone know what she was saying while the guy was trying to cover the robot up with the partition?

[B40]

$1B to develop doesn't mean that particular unit cost them $1B to build. Thing was probably only a few hundred bucks of materials, parts and labour.. the $1B goes into all the R&D

[hyperion]

Thats what he gets for not looking where he's stepping. Stupid robot.

[just_For_ipod]

looks like it was a bit to the side of the stairs and just missed the step. Now they go to develop the robot so if it steps in the mid air, STOP, reposition, THEN continue walking up the stairs.

[bubble.tea]

$1B to develop doesn't mean that particular unit cost them $1B to build. Thing was probably only a few hundred bucks of materials, parts and labour.. the $1B goes into all the R&D

lolz...thanks for clarifying that..I feel a LOT better now :cheesygri

[cookiejunkie]

LOL awww man that sucks... poor robot... should have had that micky before he went on stage:cheesygri

[chickenbones]

$1B to develop doesn't mean that particular unit cost them $1B to build. Thing was probably only a few hundred bucks of materials, parts and labour.. the $1B goes into all the R&D

Please I think we all know it's $1B to develop. It's just a figure of speech.

Actually Asimo is able to follow pre-programmed routes or remote control. So someone must have messed up positioning the robot or the stairs.

It shows that it wasn't smart enough to correct itself or notice it was not going to make the next step.

[P__S__2]

lol stupid assimo....lol I was waiting for it to try and get up..ahaha

[batman321123]

lol stupid assimo....lol I was waiting for it to try and get up..ahaha

Yea, same here, I was hoping he'd get up and laugh like elmo.


Here's one of the comments on that site:

Note to self:: When the robots come to kill all the humans, stay upstairs.

:lol:

[FearSonic]

I'd love to have one but what purpose are they going to serve? They can't even walk up stairs. I'm sure they don't run that fast if they can run at all. I'd rather have the robot from Rocky VI that brought Paully his cake.

I believe Asimo can run rather quick.

[torontoraptor]

Well, we can sleep easy at night knowing that robots won't be taking over the world anytime soon like in I, Robot :D

[DJXP]

Yea, same here, I was hoping he'd get up and laugh like elmo.


Here's one of the comments on that site:

Note to self:: When the robots come to kill all the humans, stay upstairs.

:lol:

heh i was going to comment about that comment, its gold !

and yes they should really consider talking to fisher price and equip assimo with some of the new tmx elmo features.

[mahpoaht]

Yea, same here, I was hoping he'd get up and laugh like elmo.


Here's one of the comments on that site:

Note to self:: When the robots come to kill all the humans, stay upstairs.

:lol:

Mind you, terminator can walk upstair. You got no chance. :lol:

[P__S__2]

Yea, same here, I was hoping he'd get up and laugh like elmo.


Here's one of the comments on that site:

Note to self:: When the robots come to kill all the humans, stay upstairs.

:lol:

lol I guess all the 1st gen robots wont be able to make it up the stairs...

Mind you, terminator can walk upstair. You got no chance. :lol:

but the second gen robots like terminator...can walk up the stairs..so we will still die.

[cwb27]

Sh.t happens.


:)

[BadDrafter]

It should've been watching where it was going instead of trying to show off with the no-look stair climb.

QFT!

[CheapDude]

Poor asimo, maybe someone forgot to charge it and the batteries ran out.

[just_For_ipod]

lol, that would be so funny.
Asimo falls down the stairs, it gets up and starts laughing.
The downside would be the head would still be cracked open because its made of plastic, and I'm sure it would just scare all the kids away.:twisted:

[5abSingh]

don't you get the feeling that asimo is just a kid in a robot suit paid 1 billion to keep the secret? because, this kid must have some concussion;)

[idk-bart]

i dont think asimo took a wrong step on the stairs. it looks to me like one of the hydraulics on his leg failed and it couldn't support the weight.

[green blue]

Why is Honda wasting so much money on this? They should really stick to cars.

Ya, that resaerch and devlopment stuff has nevr paid off for Honda.

[junglebass]

did the robot say gomenasai?
my nihongo is bad, i cant understand sht

[traktion]

haha cocky no look robot goes down, what was the chick saying after the fall??!

[bionicbadger]

Why is Honda wasting so much money on this? They should really stick to cars.

Because it leads to patents and useful patents bring in more money than selling cars ever will.

[Bordello]

Because it leads to patents and useful patents bring in more money than selling cars ever will.
Yeah, but too bad for them not many want rights to a stair-falling robot.

[aforgetit]

how embarassing lol

[ronin893]

Laugh all you want. I, for one, will welcome our robot overlords when the time comes. :D

[fenrus]

Yeah, but too bad for them not many want rights to a stair-falling robot.

well it's like saying that it was stupid to make a space ship cuz it crashed on its first flight. does that mean they should just abandon that project all together?

things take time.

[lithiumli]

lol, ouch.

[Anessa]

He'll be back sooner or later...in one form or another. Book it.

[YLSF]

They were quick with that screen!! I guess they were prepared in case of it falling....

[Brownbear]

They were quick with that screen!! I guess they were prepared in case of it falling....

lol
i wonder what they would have done if they didnt have those screens readily available to them

[rabblerouser]

$1B to develop doesn't mean that particular unit cost them $1B to build. Thing was probably only a few hundred bucks of materials, parts and labour.. the $1B goes into all the R&D

Maybe he was made in china?

[Geese_Howard]

heh I aint gonna lie, that was a funny ass fall

[eelfliw]

WOW!!! $1B for Assmo. That just makes Steve Austin & Jamie Summers so cheap in comparison. You can make over 100 Steve Austins for the price of 1 Assmo.

The funny part is how they quickly pulled out a screen and blocked the robot and turn off the projector that says "Honda - Power of Dreams". Someone will be having nightmares. This is even better than Windows crashing on Bill Gates during his demo.

[Ben31]

For some apparent reason when that robot fell down...it reminded me of this fallen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I've_fallen_and_I_can't_get_up)..commercial at the bottom of the page under External Link.

[sxz]

For some apparent reason when that robot fell down...it reminded me of this fallen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I've_fallen_and_I_can't_get_up)..commercial at the bottom of the page under External Link.

LOL The grandma advertising that is hilarious.

[t3359]

They were quick with that screen!! I guess they were prepared in case of it falling....

Like it was an injured human or animal or something... Sounded like an injet printer falling down the stairs with that plastic head of his.

bjl

[Kero_1116]

Don't laugh at them. They will become my slave in the future. :twisted:

[Flyer]

Don't laugh at them. They will become my slave in the future. :twisted:
Or vice versa