Name game.

Does the name of Honda's robot, Asimo, have a meaning in Japanese Japanese (jăp'ənēz`), language of uncertain origin that is spoken by more than 125 million people, most of whom live in Japan. There are also many speakers of Japanese in the Ryukyu Islands, Korea, Taiwan, parts of the United States, and , or is it just a tip of the hat to Isaac Asimov Noun 1. Isaac Asimov - United States writer (born in Russia) noted for his science fiction (1920-1992)
Asimov ("Easy Striders: New humanoids with efficient gaits change the robotics robotics, science and technology of general purpose, programmable machine systems. Contrary to the popular fiction image of robots as ambulatory machines of human appearance capable of performing almost any task, most robotic systems are anchored to fixed positions landscape," SN: 8/6/05, p. 88)?

DENNIS LYNCH, GLENSHAW, PA.

Asimo's name stands for Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility.--N. MOREIRA

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Author:	Moreira, N.
Publication:	Science News
Article Type:	Letter to the Editor
Date:	Oct 1, 2005
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