Research Talk: Mechanical Intelligence for the Future of Surgical Robotics: Bioinspired Multifunctionality from Insect Mandibles to Medical Tools

Date: Friday, 13th February 2026Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 AMVenue: ARIA, 3rd Flr. VISTEC is pleased to welcome Dr. Hamed Rajabi and Dr. Ali Khaheshi from the Mechanical Intelligence (MI) Research Group, London South Bank University, UK for an exciting research talk on bio-inspired robotics. About the TalkNature builds systems that are remarkably adaptive, multifunctional, Read more about Research Talk: Mechanical Intelligence for the Future of Surgical Robotics: Bioinspired Multifunctionality from Insect Mandibles to Medical Tools[…]

IS-PAIR 2026

9 – 11 February 2026 IST hosted The 2nd International Symposium on Physical Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (IS-PAIR 2026) under different themes concurrently:9th Feb:• Secure and Scalable Machine Learning 202610th – 11th Feb:• Robotics And AI Technology towards good health and well-being• Human-cEntred AI and Robotics for Assistive and Rehabilitative Technology towards Good Health and Well-being (HEART) Speakers Read more about IS-PAIR 2026[…]

Attending IEEE ROBIO 2025: 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (IEEE ROBIO 2025)

From 3-7 December 2025, the 21st IEEE ROBIO 2025: 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (IEEE ROBIO 2025) conference was held in Chengdu, China, centered around the theme Biomimetic Robots Empowered by AI. Our PhD student, Mr. Rodolfo Lian Paderon, delivered an oral presentation on his paper, Print-in-Place Tendon-actuated Gripper Based on Insect Read more about Attending IEEE ROBIO 2025: 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (IEEE ROBIO 2025)[…]

Attending JSCPB 2025 in Waseda, Japan

From 5–7 December 2025, the 47th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry (JSCPB 2025) was held at Waseda University, Japan. Prof. Dr. Poramate Manoonpong was invited as a symposium speaker, delivering a talk on “Insect-Inspired Resilient Machines” in Symposia 1: Understanding and Reconstructing Animals through Interdisciplinary Convergence.In addition, our postdoctoral Read more about Attending JSCPB 2025 in Waseda, Japan[…]

Research Talk and Visiting Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan

On 4 December 2025, Prof. Dr. Poramate Manoonpong, together with Dr. Jettanan Homchanthanakul and Mr. Theerawath Phetpoon from the Research Center for Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Automation (ARIA), School of Information Science and Technology (IST), Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), visited the Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan.The team received a warm welcome from Read more about Research Talk and Visiting Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan[…]

Research Talk: Multi-Agent Systems From Practical Applications to Used Elements of Theory / Ethics MAS of Portals and Drones for Smart Cities and Territories

We are pleased to announce a series of research talks by Prof. Yves Demazeau, Director of Research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and co-adviser of our research group. The sessions will take place this October at the IST Building, covering fundamental and emerging topics in multi-agent systems (MAS) and AI ethics. Read more about Research Talk: Multi-Agent Systems From Practical Applications to Used Elements of Theory / Ethics MAS of Portals and Drones for Smart Cities and Territories[…]