President Obama Plays Soccer With Robot

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President Obama Plays Soccer With Robot
While President Barack Obama was in Tokyo, he had a chance to play soccer with a robot.
Barack Obama Plays Football with Humanoid Robot Asimo in Japan | FULL VIDEO
President Obama plays soccer with a Japanese robot President Obama is in Japan on a state visit right now, and he's been making some high-tech new friends. Honda's humanoid robot Asimo was on hand at Tokyo's Miraikan science museum - previously host to the colossal Kuratas mech - to demonstrate its soccer abilities. After offering a bow and exchanging a few words with Asimo, Obama said its ball skills were "pretty impressive," according to The Wall Street Journal. But the robot might have done its job too well; Obama later told students that "the robots were a little scary. They were too lifelike." Asides from giving philosophical thoughts on the uncanny valley, Obama professed his belief in the importance of science and math programs, telling students they "have more technology and more power than even the greatest innovators of previous generations, so there is no limit to what [they] can achieve." Humanoid Robot Challenges Obama in Soccer President Obama today got up close and personal with the latest in Japanese science and technology, including an encounter with a humanoid robot named "ASIMO."
During a photo op at the Miraikan museum, which showcases Japanese emerging science and innovation, Obama and the robot bowed at each other and even had a conversation in English.
"It's nice to meet you," ASIMO said in an electronic voice. "I can kick a soccer ball, too."
"OK, come on," Obama said in wry disbelief.
ASIMO, or Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility, accepted the challenge, fetching a ball, stepping back, then punting it toward the president. Obama deftly trapped the ball with his foot.
"How about that, that was pretty impressive," he said.
The robot, which was designed by Honda, told the president it had learned to jump and started to demonstrate.
Later, in remarks to students and civic officials at the museum, Obama joked that "the robots are a little scary. They're too lifelike."
During his tour, Obama also got a special taped message from Japanese astronauts aboard the International Space Station, who demonstrated on a large video screen new Global Precipitation Measurement satellites (GPM) data. Soccer-playing robot gives Obama a break in Japan During a long day in the coded world of Japanese diplomacy, President Obama's easiest conversation Thursday was with a robot.
"I can kick a soccer ball," said the Honda humanoid to the president.
"OK, come on," replied Obama, who caught the kick with his foot and complimented the metallic athlete. "That was pretty impressive."
Besides offering the least complicated interaction of the day, the demonstration at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation also had Obama in a comfort zone, focusing on science, technology and the opportunity for collaboration with a top American ally and trade partner.
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