References
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- [6]ASIMO’s mechanical, etc., specifications are documented for several of the still-evolving versions of the robot on several of the Sony website pages. A compact summary is posted at http://www.answers.com/topic/asimo, which cross references a Wikipedia page.
- [7]Many websites provide typical height and weight tables and graphs, and normal ranges, for children from birth to adulthood. A exemplary Growth Chart of Height and Weight is at http://www.teengrowth.com/index.cfm?action=development&drill=viewArt&art=11.
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- [9]C. Blythsway and I. Gilhespy, links to several published articles on EcoBot I and Ecobot II. See http://www.ias.uwe.ac.uk/Energy-AutonomyNew/New Scientist - EcoBot II.htm.