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.[…]
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)[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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
The stand-alone video, “Nature Inspired Machine Intelligence from Animals to Robots” was selected for presentation at the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA),London, UK. by our team members Thirawat Chuthong, Wasuthorn Ausrivong, Binggwong Leung, Jettanan Homchanthanakul, Nopparada Mingchinda, and Poramate Manoonpong from Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Thailand, and The Maersk Mc-Kinney Read more about Our robot demo was selected for presentation at the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA),London, UK.[…]
Our recent work, “Insect Tarsus-Inspired Compliant Robotic Gripper With Soft Adhesive Pads for Versatile and Stable Object Grasping,” was selected for “Video Friday” on May 19, 2023, a weekly blog for awesome robot videos. In this study, we proposed INSECTER, a novel bio-inspired gripper. The gripping mechanism of the gripper is modelled after an insect’s tarsus. It is Read more about Our work is selected for “Video Friday”, Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos on IEEE Spectrum[…]
20 May 2023 – As a strategic partner with Global Power Synergy PCL. (GPSC), Avaada Energy Pvt., Ltd. (AEPL) sends an innovation team to Thailand seeking more collaborative opportunities and technologies to improve its production and operation. Accompanied by Mr. Pahol Chaloeykitti, Senior Business Development Manager, and his team from GPSC, Dr. Someshwar Dutt Sharma, Read more about The innovation team from Avaada Energy visits our research center[…]
A Ph.D. student from Professor Dr. Poramate Manoonpong’s Robotics Laboratory, Mr. Naris Asawalertsak, was selected to attend the Science of Intelligence (SCIoI) Summer School at Technische Universität Berlin As the saying goes “Success Breeds Success”, the case of Naris Asawalertsak is one good example. It is well-established internationally that the robotics research laboratory at the Read more about A Ph.D. student from our lab was selected to attend the Science of Intelligence (SCIoI) Summer School at Technische Universität Berlin.[…]
On Monday, May 8, 2023, PTT Exploration and Production Public PLC. visited our facility to share their insights on research, development, and engineering in the field of robotics. The visit was focused on service robotics, industrial robotics, and inspection robotics, which piqued the interest of all 9 attendees. During the visit, we shared information on Read more about PTT Exploration and Production Public PLC. Shares Insights on Robotics Development During Visit[…]