Congratulations on Receiving NII MOU Grant 2025

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[…]

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[…]

IST Representatives Join Ceremony as SCB Receives Royal Plaque for Conference SponsorshipThe 18th i-CREATe 2025 conference

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[…]

The 18th i-CREATe 2025 conference

24th -25th November 2025, Dr. Chaicharn Akkawutvanich presented his paper “Adaptive Hybrid Neuromechanical Control for Adaptive Personalized Gait Assistance of a Lower-limb Exoskeleton” in the 18th International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology (i-CREATe) 2025 conference, Thailand (https://www.icreateasia.com/). The i-CREATe aimed at expanding the range of topics and discussions in the fields of rehabilitation Read more about The 18th i-CREATe 2025 conference[…]

Mahitala Dhibesra Institute (MDI) visited ARIA

Friday, 21 Nov 2025 – Participants from the first program of digital health management under Mahitala Dhibesra Institute (MDI) visited ARIA research center, IST, VISTEC. On this event, Dr. Chaicharn Akkawutvanich presented 7Wonder robotic research direction of our lab. He also focused on medical robotic technology, especially the exoskeleton and VISTEC-GAIT system.

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[…]

Research Talk and Visiting Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China

On October 29, 2025, Professor Dr. Poramate Manoonpong, together with postdoctoral researchers, students, and research engineers 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 Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, where the event was warmly welcomed and hosted by Associate Read more about Research Talk and Visiting Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China[…]

Visiting Lumos Robotics, China

On October 29, 2025, Professor Dr. Poramate Manoonpong, together with postdoctoral researchers, students, and research engineers 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 Lumos Robotics in China. The purpose of the visit was to explore the Read more about Visiting Lumos Robotics, China[…]