Honda is a Japanese company famous for its cars. In 1986, Honda started to make a robot which would be able to walk. In 1997, ASIMO 1 . And now, more than 20 years later, ASIMO can do many kinds of things. It can jump, run, walk and 2 hop(单脚跳行)!
These years, Honda is taking ASIMO all around the world to 3 it to young people. It wants to encourage them to study 4 . Honda also says that in the future, ASIMO will be able to do 5 work for humans like firefighting. Many people think that ASIMO is fantastic because 6 can help people do daily work, such as cleaning and washing up
ASIMO is not cheap, so not every person has enough money to 7 one. And a robot can't do everything. "I really don't think that ASIMO can make the 8 people feel less lonely. 9 if your family has an old person, maybe you should call him or her on the phone each week or go to his or her house 10 a cup of tea or coffee. I'm sure he or she will be very happy, "said a scientist in Honda.