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Honda

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Japan · Founded 1986

Last verified: 2026.08.19

Overview

Products listed
1
Flagship product
ASIMO
Primary scenarios
Research and development
Commercial progress
No public information
RoboAtlas Summary

Honda has conducted long-term humanoid robotics research, notably through ASIMO, while continuing robotics research aimed at helping people.

Official positioning

Honda describes its robotics work as using technology to help people.

Hardware scope

ASIMO was a small, lightweight humanoid robot built around Honda's robotic walking technology.

Intelligence scope

Honda says ASIMO research advanced physical capability, safety and autonomous behavior technology for robots operating around people.

Go-to-market

Honda's official ASIMO history records rental business use in the early 2000s; ASIMO is currently recorded in RoboAtlas as discontinued, so this pack does not assert current availability or price.

Products

Discontinued / historical

Organization relationships

Subsidiary of

Funding history

Initial public offering / first Tokyo Stock Exchange listing
Undisclosed
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Initial capital / founding capitalization
JPY 1M
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Timeline

  1. Funding

    Initial capital / founding capitalization

  2. Funding

    Initial public offering / first Tokyo Stock Exchange listing

  3. Product released

    ASIMO

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