International Exchange Student from DIEEI – University of Catania(Italy)

Our lab hosted an international exchange student, Ms. Alessia Li Noce, a PhD student from the Biorobotics Group, DIEEI – University of Catania,, Italy, for 1 month (July 2023). During her stay, she developed neural control combined with model-based techniques for quadruped balancing in various conditions (2-4 legs) and tested her method on our quadruped Read more about International Exchange Student from DIEEI – University of Catania(Italy)[…]

Robot Zoo Video has been mentioned at Pro Robots on Youtube

On the 2nd of July, 2023. Our robot zoo movie namely “Nature Inspired Machine Intelligence from Animals to Robots” has been featured on YouTube’s Pro Robots channel. This work, by our bioinspired robotics team, has recently been accepted as a stand-alone film for presentation at the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Read more about Robot Zoo Video has been mentioned at Pro Robots on Youtube[…]

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) Explores Cutting-Edge Robotics Research at VISTEC Lab

Date: July 19, 2023 The Institute of Bio-inspired Structure and Surface Engineering, College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), led by Prof. Dr. Zhendong Dai, embarked on a journey of knowledge exchange as they visited the prestigious lab at Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC) on July Read more about Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) Explores Cutting-Edge Robotics Research at VISTEC Lab[…]

ARV and PTTEP Explore ARIA Lab Facilities; International Internship Members Introduced

Date: 28 June 2023 In a significant step towards fostering global collaboration in research and development, ARV, a leading technological company, and PTTEP, a major energy corporation in Thailand, recently visited the Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Automation (ARIA) Lab. During the visit, the executives were given an extensive tour of the state-of-the-art facilities and were Read more about ARV and PTTEP Explore ARIA Lab Facilities; International Internship Members Introduced[…]

Our stick insect robot was published in Advanced Science News.

On Jun 27, 2023 – Our stick insect robot, called ‘Black Mirror,’ was published in Advanced Science News on the topic of ‘Stick insects move robotics forward.’ This work draws inspiration from stick insect locomotion to teach robots how to walk using a novel system of self-organized limb movement. Initially, we tracked the joint and Read more about Our stick insect robot was published in Advanced Science News.[…]

Visited Osaka Institute of Technology (OIT)

The robotics research team of VISTEC visited Adaptive Robotic Laboratory at Osaka Institute of Technology. On June 12th, Assistant Prof. Photchara RATSAMEE provided us with a lab tour and a research presentation and engaged in a discussion regarding possible research collaboration. Their research group focuses on adaptive robotics, robot vision, artificial intelligence, and human-robot Interaction. Read more about Visited Osaka Institute of Technology (OIT)[…]

Visited Osaka University

The robotics research team of VISTEC visited Neuromechanics Group-Aoi Lab at the Department of Mechanical Science and Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, on June 12th. Prof. Shinya AOI and Assist. Prof. Yuichi AMBE provided us with a lab tour and a research presentation and engaged in a discussion regarding possible research collaboration. Read more about Visited Osaka University[…]

AMAM2023 – The 11th International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines

On June 6-9, 2023 – We joined The 11th International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM). This event focuses on understanding mechanisms for the adaptive behavior of animals which helps us realize the behavior of machines, including experimenting on machines to find new views on biological systems. We presented our robotics research, Read more about AMAM2023 – The 11th International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines[…]

International Internship Student from University of Southern Denmark

Our lab hosted an international internship student (Mr. Daniel Mauricio Fernandez Gonzalez from Embodied AI&Neurorobotics Lab, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark) for 1 month (May 2023). He developed neural control and learning for quadruped locomotion and tested his method on our quadruped robot B1. More video on his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/daniel-mauricio-fern%C3%A1ndez-gonz%C3%A1lez-942954164_robotics-drl-reinforcementlearning-activity-7071802239077478400-ODM0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android