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

Posted on July 20, 2023July 20, 2023 by Atthanat Harnkhamen

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.

Posted on June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 by Thirawat Chuthong

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)

Posted on June 20, 2023June 20, 2023 by Thirawat Chuthong

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

Posted on June 20, 2023June 20, 2023 by Thirawat Chuthong

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

Posted on June 20, 2023June 20, 2023 by Thirawat Chuthong

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

Posted on June 19, 2023June 20, 2023 by Wasuthorn Ausrivong

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

Our robot demo was selected for presentation at the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA),London, UK.

Posted on June 17, 2023June 17, 2023 by Wasuthorn Ausrivong

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 work is selected for “Video Friday”, Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos on IEEE Spectrum

Posted on May 21, 2023May 21, 2023 by Sujet Phodapol

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[…]

The innovation team from Avaada Energy visits our research center

Posted on May 20, 2023June 13, 2023 by Chaicharn Akkawutvanich

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 our lab was selected to attend the Science of Intelligence (SCIoI) Summer School at Technische Universität Berlin.

Posted on May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 by Naris Asawalertsak

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.[…]