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Honda

HumanoidFull Humanoid OEMDefunct
Total funding
Internal (auto maker)
Valuation
N/A
Founded
1986–2022 (ASIMO program)
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Segment
Full Humanoid OEM (legacy / paused)
Status
Program ended 2022
Founders
Honda R&D team (program started 1986 by Honda Research Institute)

Notes

Pioneering humanoid program spanning three decades; officially retired in 2022, tech folded into other Honda robotics R&D. | ASIMO (2000): first humanoid to walk, run, climb stairs, recognize faces/voices. Led industry for 20 years. Program formally ended 2022. Legacy pivoted into Honda's robotics AI. Industry's foundational benchmark.

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