PingMag recently interviewed Robotics pioneer Takayuki Furuta on its MAKE blog.

Furuta already had my admiration and respect upon hearing his ambitions for using robotics to help remove physical barriers for people who are limited in what they can do. But then he had to go and warm my nerd heart by saying he wanted to make the technology user-friendly and interactive like KITT from “Knight Rider.”

What really makes him stand out, though, is his perspective on society’s acceptance of groundbreaking technology and making sure it has a practical, approachable use. He isn’t just concerned with enhancing people’s lives through robotics, he wants to make sure they’re comfortable with applying that technology in the first place. The man understands that improving someone’s life goes well beyond just physically empowering them. Good luck Furuta-san.

Making the Future with Robotics (via PingMag)

By Stewart Smith