BIELEFELD, Germany. Honda Research Institute Europe (HRI-EU) and the newly founded Institute for Cognition and Robotics (CoR-Lab) at Bielefeld University, signed a landmark cooperative agreement. Bielefeld University is one of Europe’s leading establishments in the field of cognition
As part of the collaboration, Honda has provided two ASIMOs to the CoR-Lab, equipped with “whole body movement” software developed at HRI-EU. Using an interdisciplinary approach which integrates the natural, engineering and social sciences, researchers will apply an understanding of how the brain works, its underlying architecture and mechanisms, to develop intelligent systems with similar capabilities. As part of the agreement, Honda is contributing support for the CoR-Lab’s graduate school to educate up to 15 PhD. students and young scientists in joint research projects. It is the first time that a European university will have access to ASIMO as a research platform.
ASIMO is the culmination of more than two decades of humanoid robotics research and development by Honda engineers which aimed to successfully replicate human movement, such as walking and climbing stairs. This was achieved in the 1990s; the latest generation of ASIMO goes even further with advanced mobility. Honda’s ultimate ambition however, remains to develop a robot so advanced that it can genuinely help people, such as those who lack full mobility, or by working in environments too dangerous for humans.
The Humanoid
An Italian production (though some unofficial sources suggest the movie as being an Italian/Tukish co-production).
Year of production was 1979. The movie was passed by the Italian ratings board on March 21st of that year, followed by a theatrical release in Italy on April 11. Italian company Merope Film was credited with the film’s production. It was their fourth and, to date, last cinematic entry ( copyright holder: Merope Film S.r.l MCMLXXIX ).
Other companies involved in the production included Studio 4 and Studio Verzini, who handled the optical effects, Cinesicurta (insurance), D’Angelo (Draperies), Minotaur Photoplay (dialogue recording), Fono Roma (Sound re-recording), GP 11 Safas Cantina (costumes) and Pompei (shoes). Rancati provided the arms, and Rocchetti e Carboni the wigs.
Roma’s Press Photo handled the stills photography. Ennio Morricone’s masterful score was recorded and published on the RCA S.p.a label.
http://www.golobthehumanoid.com/filmmenu.html
