We've already seen it dance, sing and read minds, but Honda's ASIMO humanoid has now taken that one great leap into decidedly more dystopian territory. The revamped bot, portrayed above (and evidently doing its best Herman Cain impression), was unveiled today in Japan, sportsmanly



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autonomous finger control functions that allow it to handle the most smooth of tasks -- like pouring you a stiff one after work, or before your inevitable demise. Check out more images in the gallery below, or hop past the break for a video and keep company press release.