This is great!  Honda is celebrating its 50th year in the US by creating a 49-foot tall Asimo float that will lead off the Rose Parade on January 1st, 2009.  To quote the Honda press release: "Honda's Rose Parade float, a 49-foot replica of Honda's ASIMO humanoid robot, and the parade's first-ever hydrogen-powered fuel cell pace car, the Honda FCX Clarity, will lead the 120th Rose Parade as well as kick off Honda's 50th anniversary of U.S. operations."  I'm always a fan of robots being displayed (and appreciated) by the general public; thanks to DVICE for pointing this out.

This might actually convince me to watch (the beginning) of the Rose Parade...