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  1. 19578

    Does the name of Honda’s robot, Asimo, have a meaning in Japanese, or is it just a tip of the hat to Isaac Asimov? Dennis LynchGlenshaw, Pa. Asimo’s name stands for Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility.—N. Moreira

    By Science News
  2. Tech

    Easy Striders

    New robots based on the mechanics of human walking use less energy and move more naturally than traditional bipedal robots do, suggesting new ways to approach two-legged robots and prosthetic design.

    By Naila Moreira
  3. Math

    Ticket to Cooperstown

    Is it getting easier to get into baseball's Hall of Fame?

    By Ivars Peterson
  4. Humans

    From the July 27, 1935, issue

    The geometry of honeycombs, high-energy, man-made gamma rays, and an electrical speed trap.