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ASIMO is a humanoid robot created by Honda Motor Company. The robot resembles a small astronaut wearing a backpack and can walk on two feet in a manner resembling human locomotion. ASIMO was created at Honda's Research & Development Wako Fundamental Technical Research Center in Japan. It is the current model in a line of eleven that began in 1986 with E0. As of 2002, there were 20 ASIMO units in existence. Each one costs less than $1 million to manufacture, and some units are available to be hired out for $150,000 per month.