Interview with Jun-Ho Oh

I majored in robotics and humanoid robots are the dream of every researcher in robotics. When I first saw the Honda Asimo, I really wanted to create my own humanoid robot. This is a very personal motivation to start humanoid robotic research. Secondly, humanoid robots are the ultimate form of service robots. While today most robots drive on wheels, eventually, two-legged locomotion is the best option for human living environments, because there are many steps, ditches, and thresholds and humanoid robots should go over such obstacles. The third reason is the general interest of the people in humanoid robots. Many people know these robots from the movies and want to interact with such robots. Also, a humanoid robot is the ideal platform to test robotics technology, such as advanced computer vision algorithms.