Oh dear. It seems that Sneak’s paranoid ramblings a few days ago may be justified. Hot on the heels of the recent launch of two new robots by Japanese motoring giant Toyota, its rival Honda has detailed new advancements in its “advanced humanoid robot”, Asimo.

Now, just because you’re paranoid, it doesn’t mean they’re not after you. Sneak is a little disturbed by some of the new features in these bots. Apart from their ability to self-charge when the battery is running low, Honda announced a new “comprehensive system developed so that multiple ASIMOs can share tasks by adjusting to the situation and work together in coordination to provide uninterrupted service”. Have you people not seen the Terminator movies?? You fools, you crazy fools – this is how it begins.

14 Dec 2007