CLAWAR 2023: Our Freelander project won a paper award

On October 2, 2023 – We joined the 26th issue of the International Conference Series on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines (CLAWAR). This event focuses on the general area of mobile robotics, covering climbing, walking, flying robots with assistance and service provided to humans and machines. We presented our Read more about CLAWAR 2023: Our Freelander project won a paper award[…]

SCBX NEXT TECH – Exhibition by our members

On October 4, 2023, our members, Mr. Thirawat Chuthong and Miss Thipawan Pairam, presented the work of our Robotics Lab at the SCBX NEXT TECH event at Siam Paragon in Bangkok. During this event, we showcased a novel bio-inspired integrative approach to developing neural locomotion control, enabling a stick insect-like walking robot to learn how Read more about SCBX NEXT TECH – Exhibition by our members[…]

Welcome a visitor from National Science Museum, Thailand

On 7th August, 2023: we welcomed a group of visitors from the National Science Museum to our Robotics Studio and Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Automation (ARIA) Laboratory. We presented our 7 wonders of robotics, such as Bio-inspired robot locomotion and Adaptive Neural Control for a Soft Crawling Robot, showed our research facilities, and also demonstrated Read more about Welcome a visitor from National Science Museum, Thailand[…]

International Internship student from Chulalongkorn University

From: June 6th to July 27th, 2023 Rodolfo ‘Lian‘ Paderon, a talented Filipino student from Robotics and AI Engineering, at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, has concluded his international internship program at IST, VISTEC on a high note. Under expert guidance, Lian improved robotic arm technology by developing a remarkable soft finger for the Kinova Jaco Read more about International Internship student from Chulalongkorn University[…]

International Internship Student from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India

Our lab hosted two international internship students, 1)Mr. Prajyot Jadhav , 2)Mr. Poojan Gandhi (Undergraduate Student, Electronics and Communication Engineering) from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India, for 2 months (May-July 2023). Mr. Prajyot J. developed a control system for a drone to perform precision landing, stability control, and relocation control. Mr. Poojan G. Read more about International Internship Student from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India[…]

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)[…]

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[…]

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)[…]