Honda picks Tokyo over Silicon Valley for AI research center

Honda's latest Asimo humanoid robot can interpret postures, gestures and facial expressions and control its fingers. (BLOOMBERG)

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Honda Motor Co. will spearhead its artificial intelligence efforts out of a new lab in Tokyo so that researchers can work closely with its engineers to commercialize the technology.

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