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Konnichi wa, ASIMO!

ASIMO is a famous robot that is part of the "Innovation and the Future" exhibition at the National Museum for Emerging Science and Innovation (日本科学未来館) in Tokyo. Here is the beginning of the 10 minute "ASIMO demonstration".

from YouTube on Thu, Sep 04 2008

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