With 2008 history and the new year still in its infancy, Robots has assembled five robotics experts to ask them two simple questions: What they saw as the greatest achievements in 2008, and what we can expect for 2009. Dan Kara from Robotics Trends shares his insights into the robot marketplace, Terry Fong from the NASA Ames Research Center talks about space robotics, Dario Floreano from the EPFL gives a broad overview from a research perspective, robots.net's own Steve Rainwater provides a global overview and adds a hobbyist's perspective, and Minoru Asada from Osaka University focusses on what's been going on and what's yet to come in Japan. Tune in for a robotics review and preview!