On August 1st, Prof. Poramate Manoonpong gave his plenary talk entitled “Machine intelligence inspired by nature: From locomotion to manipulation and navigation” at 15th International Congress of Neuroethology (ICN) in Berlin, Germany. The International Congress of Neuroethology is a major scientific conference held every two years that brings together researchers from around the world to discuss the latest advancements in understanding how the nervous system controls behavior.