27 May 2024 – VISTEC had the honor of welcoming representatives from Avaada Energy, a key business partner of Global Power Synergy Public Company Limited (GPSC), the leading power business company of the PTT Group. During their visit, Prof. Poramate Manoonpong provided an insightful presentation on the laboratories and research at the School of Information Read more about Avaada Energy with GPSC visited Robotics Lab[…]
On April 23-24, 2024, the team involved in furnace operations recently completed an intensive Confined Space Training program with the aim of ensuring safety during work in tight spaces. This training focused on imparting important skills to project workers for handling the challenges of working in confined areas around furnaces. Throughout the training, workers engaged Read more about Confined Space Training Enhances Safety for Oil and Gas Industrial Project Furnace Operations[…]
On April 22, 2024, a pivotal safety training session took place at a local laboratory, featuring Dr. Don and Aj. Montien from the Thai-Nichi Institute. The training emphasized understanding safety laws and identifying potential hazards. Key areas of focus included the risks associated with heavy machinery and specific recommendations like installing a handrail in the Read more about Safety Training Improves Workplace Safety at Local Lab[…]
Rayong, Thailand – The annual AI Academy Camp, a collaboration between Kamnoetvidya Science Academy School (KVIS) and Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), took place on April 3rd, 2024, welcoming an eager group of students from various schools across Rayong. This year’s event focused on hands-on exploration in Mobile Robotics, Soft Robotics, and Computer Read more about AI Academy Camp 2024: Shaping the Future of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence[…]
On April 2, 2024, Joachim Winther Pedersen visited our school and gave a research paper titled “Meta-Learning and Genetic Algorithms in the Age of Hardware Acceleration: Harvesting the Sweet Fruits of the Bitter Lesson”.
Our Postdoc, Dr. Jettanan Homchanthanakul has been awarded a research grant (up to 1 million Yen) from NII (National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo, Japan) under the NII MOU grant funding program to perform research exchange at NII. According to this, he will perform bio-inspired robotics research under the NII-VISTEC collaboration this spring for 2 months. Read more about Congratulations on Receiving MOU Grant[…]
Congratulations on your thesis examination; best wishes for this significant milestone in your life and career. May many more come! Big Congratulations to our student! Mr. Binggwong Leung (Under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Poramate Manoonpong)
7 Jan 2024 – We joined the VISTEC Discovery Day 2024 at Multi-Function Room, F/1, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC), Bangkok to promote and invite interested individuals to pursue further studies at our institution. Several attendees are passionate about the possibility of collaborating, studying, or working in our laboratory. Our Professor Dr. Poramate Manoonpong Read more about VISTEC Discovery Day 2024[…]
On Nov 24, 2023 – Our small soft-bodied crawling robot with electromagnetic legs and passive body adaptation inspection robot, called ‘SLOT’ was published in IEEE Spectrum on Video Friday: Punch-Out. The robot, driven by neural central pattern generator (CPG)-based control, can successfully crawl on a variety of metal terrains, including a flat surface, step, slope, confined space, Read more about Our SLOT was published in IEEE Spectrum[…]
On November 27, 2023, we visited the Department of Control System and Instrumentation (INC) at KMUTT. They demonstrated their project, such as autonomous vehicles and navigation systems. After that, we visited and presented our research at the Institute of Field Robotics (FIBO) on the topics of the seven wonders of robotics.