Honda's Tea-Serving Robots

December 12, 2007

An Associated Press article says that Honda’s child-sized Asimo robot served tea to guests at the company’s facility in Tokyo three days ago. “The bubble-headed robots seemed to pick their steps carefully as they made their way around the room, picking up and putting down drink trays and pushing around a refreshment cart,” the article states.

Posted by Charles Murray on December 12, 2007 | Comments (0)

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