Congratulations to our Postdoc, Dr. Worasuchad Haomachai He has been awarded a research grant of up to 1 million Yen from the National Institute of Informatics (NII), Tokyo, Japan. The grant is provided under the NII MOU grant funding program to support his robot learning research at the lab of Asst. Prof. Shunsuke Shigaki at Read more about Congratulations on Receiving NII MOU Grant 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)[…]
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[…]
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[…]
On 25th November 2025, representatives from IST, Prof. Poramate Manoopong and Dr. Chaicharn Akkawutvanich, attended an important conference (the 18th International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology (i-CREATe 2025)) and accompanying ceremony where Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) was honored with a Royal Plaque for its role as the conference sponsor. Mr. Saksit Pitipongsunthorn, Senior Read more about IST Representatives Join Ceremony as SCB Receives Royal Plaque for Conference SponsorshipThe 18th i-CREATe 2025 conference[…]
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[…]
On October 4 and 11, 2025, we were delighted to welcome students and teachers from across Thailand participating in the PTT STEM Camp to the robotics laboratory at VISTEC–IST. During their visit, our research assistants and students delivered engaging talks and live demonstrations showcasing how robotics can be applied in everyday life. The sessions highlighted Read more about PTT STEM Camp Students Visit IST Robotics Laboratory[…]
On September 23–25, 2025, Prof. Poramate Manoonpong and his Ph.D. student, Mr. Thirawat Chuthong, attended the 9th International Symposium on Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics (SWARM 2025), held at the Central Lecture Hall Building, University of Göttingen, Germany. Göttingen is widely recognized as a historic center of science and academia, home to numerous Nobel laureates and groundbreaking research in mathematics, physics, and Read more about Attending SWARM 2025 (the 9th International Symposium on Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics 2025)[…]
SICE Festival 2025 with Annual Conference (SICE FES 2025), the flagship international meeting of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE), co-organized with Thailand’s ECTI, was held 9 – 12 September 2025 at the Empress Hotel and Convention Centre, Chiang Mai. The program featured plenary and invited talks, tutorials, workshops, and oral/interactive sessions spanning Read more about The 2025 SICE Festival with Annual Conference (SICE FES 2025)[…]
On September 17, 2025, we were honored to host SCB Academy at our robotics laboratory. During their visit, the robotics team, including Prof. Poramate Manoonpong, Dr. Worasuchad Haomachai (Postdoc), Mr. Thirawat Chuthong (Ph.D. student), Mr. Atthanat Harnkhamen (Senior research engineer), Ms. Natchaya Sricom (Research engineer), Mr. Matas Manawakul (Research engineer), Mr. Saifa Meethong (Intern student), Read more about SCB Academy visits our robotics laboratory[…]