Search / Athlete Athlete Robot set to take on Usain Bolt Japanese researcher Ryuma Niiyama wants to build a biped robot that runs. But not like Asimo, whose running gait is a bit, well, mechanical. Niiyama wants a robot with the vigor and agility of a human sprinter. To do that, he's building a … Published: 15 Dec 2010 at 15:33hrs | | by Byo24 Load More Stories