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Honda shows off the Uni-Cub personal mobility robot
12/13/2011, Interested in a personal mobility robot like the Segway? If you are, Honda has take the wraps off their prototype, the Uni-Cub which appears to be an improvement over last’s year’s U3-X. Much like the U3-X, the Uni-Cub allows the [...]
Honda creates electric brakes
12/07/2011, Honda might have stumbled upon an important discovery in the world of motoring – by working on an electric-powered brake which will control the hydraulic pressure of its master cylinder using nothing but a ball screw. Whenever the driver steps [...]
Honda HEV uses 2 motors to control rear wheels separately
12/07/2011, I can just imagine executives from lesser established motor companies take a look at Honda’s HEV (Hybrid Electric Vehicle) which sports an engine (obviously), a motor in front, as well as two motors in the rear segment that will control [...]
Honda recalls more ‘shrapnel’ airbags
12/02/2011, Honda announced late last night that they will be expanding an airbag recall (and for the fourth time at that!) due to airbag inflators which are too powerful, where the direct result of deployment might actually hurt or kill drivers [...]
Honda Micro Commuter concept car looks awesome
12/01/2011, At the Tokyo Motor Show 2011, Honda revealed its “micro commuter” concept car that looks like it could have been pulled straight out from the TRON movie. The vehicle features an eco-friendly electric engine and can seat three people – [...]
Honda Fit EV to launch in Summer of 2012
11/18/2011, If you like the look of the current Honda Fit model, the good news is that come Summer of 2012, you will be able to get your hands on an EV model of the car if you live in California [...]
Honda AC-X uses joysticks to steer
11/10/2011, I guess I am happy to hear that Honda’s future cars might use joysticks to steer them around instead of a D-pad – you know how disastrous your outings behind the wheel tend to be each time you play Gran [...]
Honda small sport EV concept has great design cues
11/10/2011, You know how strange it is for electric cars to be sold at the very beginning, only to have gas-powered ones overwhelm them, and the rest, as they say, is history. Well, the future has come one full circle this [...]
Honda snowblower takes the hybrid route
11/09/2011, One would normally associate the company Honda with its range of vehicles which offer value for money, and more recently, their efforts in the robotic world with the ASIMO project. Well, we also know that Honda has an interest in [...]
Honda unveils all-new ASIMO humanoid robot
11/07/2011, If you’re a technophobe, you’ve got one more reason to start worrying about the eventual rise of robots. Honda has just unveiled its brand new ASIMO humanoid robot that’s been newly equipped with the world’s first autonomous behavior control technology. [...]
ASIMO visits Johannesburg, South Africa
10/11/2011, If you haven’t seen ASIMO in action before and you happen to be in Johannesburg, South Africa this week – here’s your chance to catch Honda’s amazing robot. The humanoid robot will be at the Johannesburg International Motor Show until [...]
Fastest bipedal robot in the world
08/18/2011, We did take a glance at MABEL earlier this week, where it was touted to be the fastest bipedal robot in the world, capable of hitting speeds of 6.8 miles per hour (for folks who are using the metric system, [...]
Honda recalls over 2 million vehicles in the US and China
08/05/2011, Honda has issued a recall that will affect over 2 million vehicles that ply roads in the US as well as China, as the Japanese automotive giant intends to update the automatic transmission software that sees action in a bunch [...]
