In this episode we interview the biologist Laurent Keller on his experience with using robots for Biology. He talks about the advantages of using robots rather than theoretical models and computer simulations alone, and he comments on whether we should build animal-robot hybrids and artificial animals.

Related episodes:

• Robots: Insect-inspired Navigation -- 22 February, 2013
• Robots: Modeling Biology -- 18 June, 2010
• Robots: Active Touch -- 9 October, 2009
• Robots: Bio-inspired Locomotion -- 21 November, 2008
• Talking Robots: Nano-Robotics -- 2 March, 2007