interview

The following is our exclusive interview with the winner of the kid size league of RoboCup 2007

RoboCup Atlanta, Jul 06 2007

Waziwazi- What improvements have you made on your robot since last years competition? ... continued

The Iranian team brought some outstanding performance in RoboCup 2006 in Bremen. Although their KERMAN Robot would have been a strong contender at RoboCup 2007, Dr. Jafari arrived in Atlanta with an incomplete team. This was because of immigration problems.

In our interview with Professor Jafari, waziwazi has learned of the difficulties of robotics development in Iran.

RoboCup Atlanta, Jul 06 2007

Waziwazi- What is the significance of the RoboCup to you? ... continued

Tomotaka Takahashi has become famous for his Kyoto University spinoff Robo-Garage. He has developed some pretty outstanding robots which are known for their fluid animated motion and good looks. One of his most talked-about creation is FT pictured above. The following is an exclusive interview with Tomotaka Takahashi conducted by waziwazi's correspondent in Atlanta, Tim Payne.

RoboCup Atlanta, Jul 06 2007

Waziwazi- How long have you been in the robotics industry and what sparked your interests in this field?

Tomotaka- About seven years. I first graduated with a degree in sociology. Then I decide to take robotics courses, I wanted to learn about robotics, it was about 1999. Actually, I was just a little kid about six years old or seven years old and I read Astro Boy comics. I loved how the Scientist creates a robot and after reading that I wanted to be a robot scientist. After that I forgot about it, but after my first graduation, I don’t know why, but I wanted to be a robot scientist again.

Waziwazi- What do you ... continued