Asratec Corp. Chief Robot Officer Wataru Yoshizaki With The Company’s Robot ‘Asra C1’

Wataru Yoshizaki, chief robot officer of Asratec Corp., speaks in front of the company’s humanoid robot ‘Asra C1’ in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, June 17, 2014. The unit of SoftBank Corp. has unveiled an operating system that would control robots in the same way Google Inc.’s software runs smartphones and tablets. The platform called V-Sido OS can be customized for different types of robots used in home health care, construction and entertainment, Yoshizaki, said in an interview. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Wataru Yoshizaki