Asimo in Turkish delight

Automaker Honda Motor reports that Asimo, the world's most advanced humanoid robot, wowed people in a national tour of Turkey recently. Asimo drew a crowd of 2,500 fans at an event in Istanbul, the wonderdroid's single-largest European audience.

Asimo also appeared on ATV's flagship evening news program as a star guest, and demonstrated advanced recognition capabilities. The humanoid's second visit to the country was to mark the launch of the all new Honda Civic Sedan, manufactured at Honda's Gebze factory. In 2004, Asimo met Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdo-an in another tour of Turkey.