Ahmad Athif Mohd Faudzi (Senior Member, IEEE) received the B.Eng. degree in computer engineering, the M.Eng. degree in mechatronics and automatic control from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia, and the Dr.Eng. degree in system integration from Okayama University, Japan, in 2004, 2006, and 2010, respectively. He is the Director at the Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIRO) and a Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He is mainly engaged in the research fields of soft actuators, inspection robotics, and bioinspired robotics.