Most hobbyist humanoids get shown off on a bench or a short tethered demo, so it is refreshing to see this one judged where it counts: out in the world, walking, with new hardware active at the same time. Asimov 1 is an open-source biped that the maker has been documenting for 367 days, and the latest milestone is a speaker test carried out while the robot was in motion.
The robot itself is an orange and black humanoid. The torso is orange with a black stylized M on it, the arms are jointed in matching orange and black, and the legs are black with multiple joints per limb. Up top sits a rounded head unit in black casing. Inside there are control boards, motors and wiring, so this is a fully integrated machine rather than a shell.
The test itself was thorough. The maker took the robot on a long walk through busy areas, and it walked forward across the concrete floor of an exhibition hall. A handheld remote in the style of a video game controller was used to direct and monitor the motion. Running a speaker test during all of that seems like a smart way to check audio under realistic walking conditions instead of a quiet static bench.
The notable part of the audio side is that the speakers are wired up for agent control, which points toward a voice-capable agent rather than simple playback. What is still open is how the audio performed during the walk; the maker has not reported results yet, so that remains the open question on this stage of the build.