
National / Science & Health Mar 17, 2014
Scientist aims to build 'creaturelike' robot, improve physical capabilities
by Hiroshi Tanaka
A 39-year-old Japanese robot scientist based in Switzerland has been focusing on improving the physical capabilities of robots instead of their intelligence, aiming to develop a "creaturelike" robot. In his dimly lit office at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Fumiya Iida explained ...