Asimo struggled with the tour

Asimo's famous Honda Robot has passed the first working day is not easy to do as a guide for visitors to the Miraikan Science Museum in Tokyo, Japan.

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According to The USA Today, Asimo had trouble distinguishing between raising his hand to ask questions with his cellphone to take pictures.

Asimo interacts with visitors to the Miraikan Science Museum in Tokyo - (Photo: AFP)

Asimo is constantly on the verge of being introduced during the introduction and repeats the pre-programmed question: 'Who wants to ask Asimo?'

Taking over as museum guide for four weeks, the robot is connected by wireless technology with six ceiling sensors to distinguish the crowds.

According to Honda engineers, Asimo is not capable of recognizing speech and responding to questions written on a touch screen device, meaning that the interaction of outsiders with Asimo does not take place in the same way. of course.

"Asimo is able to recognize the waving motion of a child, but is not capable of understanding the meaning of that action," said Honda Robotics expert Satoshi Shigemi.

Asimo has been developed since 1996. In the future, this robot can handle the work of helping ticket buyers from vending machines at train stations, according to Shigemi expert.