You're right. Asimo is the successor to P3 which is the '3rd prototype' of Honda's humanoid robot. I think that the most significant improvement is downsizing. While P3 has over 100 kilogram weight (it is capable of killing a human by tumbling on), Asimo's weight is just 43 kilogram.
You can look a demonstration of Asimo in below link.
http://www.zdnet.co.jp/gamespot/gsnews/0011/20/i mages/asimo.mpg
Sony's SDR-3X is impressive also. It is just 50 centimeter tall and 5 kilogram weight. And it can kick a soccerball and dance on one leg. You can look some pictures of SDR-3X in below link (but Japanese).
http://www.zdnet.co.jp/news/0011/21/sony.html
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You're right. Asimo is the successor to P3 which is the '3rd prototype' of Honda's humanoid robot. I think that the most significant improvement is downsizing. While P3 has over 100 kilogram weight (it is capable of killing a human by tumbling on), Asimo's weight is just 43 kilogram.
i mages/asimo.mpg
You can look a demonstration of Asimo in below link.
http://www.zdnet.co.jp/gamespot/gsnews/0011/20/
Sony's SDR-3X is impressive also. It is just 50 centimeter tall and 5 kilogram weight. And it can kick a soccerball and dance on one leg. You can look some pictures of SDR-3X in below link (but Japanese).
http://www.zdnet.co.jp/news/0011/21/sony.html