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Honda "P" robot series

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P2 humanoid robot

The P series were the first walking robots to have a functioning upper and lower body. Each model P1, P2 and P3 became more sophisticated. The information learned during the P series were applied to create the Asimo series...

P3 (1997-2003)

The Honda P3 was first introduced in 1996.. It 
is adult-sized, and can climb stairs and execute other common tasks though not autonomously. While it still appears occasionally in public, it has been largely replaced by the Asimo.


P3 robot climbs stairs

Video of the P3 climbing stairs

 P3 walks down stairs at Robodex 2000 P3 walks around at Robodex 2000

HOnda CEO with his replacements

P3 robot playing socker (sort of)
A long video of the P3 featuring an extended game of pseudo-soccer - the robot shows an ability to bend and hold/drop objects, but clear insensitivity to visual experience.

P3 humanoid robot - side view

P2 robot compared to P3 robot - side view

This image compares the P3 to the older and larger P2 model.

 

P2 (1994-1997)

The P2 was the first true self-contained humanoid robot. No longer in active use, but continues to be displayed at Robodex and other Honda promotional events.

P2 humanoid robot
Click image for QuickTime video of P2 walking up stairs

 

P2 robot compared to P3 robot
The picture above compares the P2 and P3. The P3 is almost 6 feet tall.

P2 robot at Robodex 2000
This picture shows the P2 at the Robodex 2000 trade show. Note the larger and more primitive appearance compared to Asimo. In spite of this, the P2 is capable of using tools to hammer and tighten bolds on machines.

P2 an P3 robot compared - front view
Front view of the P2 versus the P3

P1 (1993-1996)

 

This was Honda's original walking robot integrating an upper and lower body. Honda built 7 experimental walking robots befor P1. Historical footage of these models can be seen at the http://asimo.honda.com website and pictures of the entire Honda robot series may be found below.

 


Honda P1 robot side view Honda P1 robot front view
Above: views of the P1 at Robodex 2000. Below: a page from Robodex 2003 showing the various stages in evolution of walking robots at Honda. Note how the "E" series look very much like the robots from the cult SF film Silent Running.
Honda Robot evolution - E series and P series
HOnda CEO with his replacements"There is only one condition in which we can imagine managers not needing subordinates, and masters not needing slaves. This would be if every machine could work by itself, at the word of command or by intelligent anticipation."
- Aristotle, from his justification of slavery in Politics
 

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