Now take Asimo, described by its maker Honda as "the world's most advanced humanoid robot". There is no denying that the robot is spectacular, walking and even running with ease on two legs, responding to voice commands and mapping its environment using camera "eyes". However, it requires at least one person (and preferably two) to control it, almost a day to set up and can operate for just one hour on a single 51.8v lithium ion battery which requires three hours to recharge