Asimo says "Look ma, no hands" before taking a dive

[Neo-Rio]

It's a "funniest home videos" moment. Serves him right for showboating to the audience.



http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6947118853654187245&sourceid=docidfeed&hl=en

[dimwit]

That looks vaguely familar. I think my last bonenkai ended something like that.

[t3hWIT]

That's unfortunate.

[Catoneinutica]

Laugh now, but in 10 years a large part of the otaku population here and abroad will be having sex with Asimo's descendants.

And then, on Day Zero, Asimo Jr. will INITIATE the sexual interaction.

-catone
-and he won't have the goddamn common courtesy to offer a reach-around

[GuyJean]

He wasn't looking where he was going! What did they expect? I like the quick cleanup; byoubu comes out, 'Honda' logo turns off, lights go down.. Good stuff..

GJ

[Samurai_Jerk]

[Fluwten McGunch]

Sarrah Connor is safe. For now.

[American Oyaji]

I just sent that to a friend at Honda.

[IkemenTommy]

Honda and Mitsubishi have something in common after all. They have a major screw up and the guy comes in to cover it up. Classic. This is the funniest thing I've seen in a while.

[GuyJean]

One more time.. From the top!..

[YT]6dKPkL2oto0[/YT]

GJ

[Hanakuso]

Natural reaction in the crowd seems to be to laugh... For some wierd reason it kinda disturbs me, not like full blown disturb but partial disturb.

Also, surely if it happens that often they would consider covering the guy in springs or something...or at least make his face less smashable and give him a stack hat. Wonder how much it costs every time he takes a dive.

[IkemenTommy]

Wonder how much it costs every time he takes a dive.

Are you talking about in Honda stocks?

[Hanakuso]

The total of Honda stocks, facial reconstruction, fold out screen, and lawsuits for traumatised children.

[Takechanpoo]

Anti-Chrysanthemum activity by Chink and Kimchi is started as usual.
Failure of Chrysanthemum is extrodinary pleasure for "特亜".

[Greji]

[Catoneinutica]

[quote="gboothe"]Could you possibly translate everything before 特]

Okay, I'll give it a shot. No guarantees. "Chinese and Korean netizens will doubtless regard this video as a metaphor for the collapse of Japan's technological lead over other manufacturing-based economies. Honda's odd, overcompensating damage-control reaction, including hurredly placing a screen in front of Asimo, will only increase this perception: Japan, Inc, has fallen, and it can't get up. In fact, this video is just TOO perfect; I wouldn't be surprised if some damn Chinese or Korean cooked it up."

-catone
-got nothing

[dimwit]

[quote="Catoneinutica"]Okay, I'll give it a shot. No guarantees. "Chinese and Korean netizens will doubtless regard this video as a metaphor for the collapse of Japan's technological lead over other manufacturing-based economies. Honda's odd, overcompensating damage-control reaction, including hurredly placing a screen in front of Asimo, will only increase this perception: Japan, Inc, has fallen, and it can't get up. In fact, this video is just TOO perfect]

Mmmm. I still prefer the drunken salaryman metaphor. And it is so much more in tune with the season.

[Catoneinutica]

Ol' Earl Kinmonth over at NBR makes an observation about robots that I hadn't considered:

"And, in a more abstract vein, I've long wondered whether an enthusiasm for
humanoid robots (whether this enthusiasm is Japanese or otherwise) might
reflect latent fascist tendencies - the desire for the ultimate follower
and true believer of the party line."

http://www.nbr.org/foraui/Message.aspx?LID=5&MID=26542

Heh. A nation of robots won't need "educational reform". Okurasho and Jiminto will be able to say "Drink that Kool-Aid!", and the robots will respond, "Yes, SIR! But we don't have a urinary orifices, SIR!"

[Taro Toporific]

One more time.. From the top!..

CES 07: Honda Asimo Humanoid Robot demo
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[kurohinge1]

CES 07: Honda Asimo Humanoid Robot demo
. . .

So, they've reverted to the midget in the suit for demos, eh? ]http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2352&stc=1&d=1168575865[/IMG]