ASIMO greets U.S President Barack Obama

"Mr. President, I am ASIMO." These were ASIMO's, Honda's bipedal humanoid robot, first words to U.S. President Barack Obama. ASIMO met the U.S President at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Known as "Miraikan") in Tokyo, Japan.

ASIMO stands for Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility and it was designed and developed by Honda and first introduced in the October of 2000. The motto was to design a multi-functional mobile assistant.

ASIMO greeted President Obama in English, "Mr. President, I am ASIMO, a humanoid robot. It is a pleasure to meet you." ASIMO went on to demonstrate some of its signature moves including running, kicking a ball and jumping.

ASIMO also expressed its future goal to President Obama - "I keep training every day so that someday in the future I can help people in their homes." ASIMO has met a number of VIPs from various countries. However, this was the first time it met a U.S. President.