Bronx School Wins Visit From Humanoid Robot

                     MEDIA ADVISORY - EVENT TOMORROW!

          - Special ASIMO Demonstration Scheduled for March 23 -

   WHAT:        Students from MS 390, a public middle school in the Bronx,
                will receive a one-of-a-kind visit from ASIMO, the world's
                most advanced humanoid robot, as their prize for winning the
                ASIMO Essay Contest, a national essay contest on the future
                of robotics.  Members of the media are invited to attend
                this special demonstration on Tuesday, March 23 at
                10:30 a.m., with an audience of MS 390 students.

                This event will include a live educational and interactive
                demonstration of ASIMO and an opportunity to learn more
                about the students of MS 390.  ASIMO will demonstrate its
                technical abilities, including walking forward and
                backward, turning smoothly, balancing on one leg, dancing
                and even climbing stairs.  The MS 390 students responsible
                for writing the winning essay will also be available to
                discuss their essay and the school's "RoboLab" program, the
                only one of its kind in the Bronx.

   WHO:         ASIMO, the world's most advanced humanoid robot
                New York City public middle school students from MS 390 in
                the Bronx

   WHEN:        Tuesday, March 23 from 10:30 a.m. -- 11:30 a.m.
                (Media is advised to arrive for sign-in and set up by
                10:15 a.m.)

                If attending you MUST RSVP to 310-497-7373 by 7 am on
                Tuesday!!!

   WHERE:       MS 390
                1930 Andrews Avenue
                Bronx, NY 10453
                Ph: (718) 583-5501

                
   
   BACKGROUND:  MS 390 is a New York City Department of Education public
                middle school, serving students in grades 5, 6, 7 and 8.
                The school is in the process of strengthening its
                educational programs and restructuring its academic
                curriculum.  One of the unique programs that the school
                offers is RoboLab, where more than 220 students meet twice a
                week to build small robots and program them to perform
                specific challenges.

                ASIMO's visit to the Bronx is the final stop of the "Say
                Hello to ASIMO" North American Educational Tour, which is
                designed to inspire and encourage students to pursue
                academic study in the sciences.  The tour is sponsored by
                American Honda.  Since the launch of the tour in January
                2003, ASIMO has been demonstrated across the U.S. and Canada
                for more than 80,000 students and museum visitors at top
                science and technology museums and educational institutions.
                Future ASIMO touring activities will be announced this
                spring at www.asimo.honda.com.