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Robots get smooth moves
Life, James Hein, Published on 25/03/2026
» The subject of the week is robots. The amount of news on these keeps growing and growing. South Korea is first up here with their KAIST Humanoid. In the field test, the robot was shown running across a soccer pitch, jumping, taking shots on goal, and even doing dance moves akin to the Michael Jackson moonwalk. Many robot demonstrations still look a bit stiff but these moves were quite smooth. The robot can run at about 12kph on flat ground with the next goal at 14kph. It can climb a ladder with 40cm steps and the knees can generate 320 Newton metres of peak torque so it can push heavier objects. The current model is based on the lower human half but the goal is for a full humanoid form that can work with people in industrial environments.
Furry friends take over Mega Park
Life, Published on 12/03/2026
» The Mega Park at Megabangna will be transformed into a vibrant city for pets during "Mega Pet Day 2026: See The World Through My Paws", which will take place on Saturday and Sunday.
Choose your own way out at Death Fest 2026
Life, Published on 12/03/2026
» "Re-member" is the theme for Death Fest 2026, which invites everyone to explore essential dimensions of life and death. It will take place at Impact Exhibition Hall 6, Muang Thong Thani, daily from 9am to 7pm, starting tomorrow and ending on Sunday.
Planning for the inevitable
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 11/03/2026
» Death Fest, a fair promoting meaningful well-being and peaceful death, returns for its second year from Friday until Sunday at Impact Exhibition Center, Hall 6. Death Fest is organised by Peaceful Death, an expert group on illness, care and death; The Cloud, an online magazine; and Choojai & Friends, a creative agency.
Caveat emptor is undefeated in online shopping
Life, James Hein, Published on 11/03/2026
» It is becoming more common to buy things online. The majority of my shopping, not counting groceries, is now done that way. In the past I've warned about prices that are too good to be true, like a 4TB thumb drive for a few dollars from sites like Temu and AliExpress. There is now a kind of middle ground where the price could be correct and it's coming from, say, Amazon. Recently, even though I had some doubts, I bought a 5TB SSD drive from Amazon for around half of what I'd expect it to be. I did this knowing I can easily send things back to Amazon.
Thaifex-Horec Asia expo highlights hospitality trends
Life, Published on 09/03/2026
» Thaifex-Horec Asia 2026 will present top-class products, equipment, technology and solutions tailored for hospitality and foodservice businesses, at Impact Challenger Hall 1-2, Muang Thong Thani, from Wednesday to Friday.
A green spark to Bangkok's capillary system
Life, Anna Neatpisarnvanich, Published on 21/02/2026
» If you're a Bangkok native or have been to Thailand's capital city before, chances are you have used the service of P'Win, the Thai term coined for motorcycle taxi drivers, for zooming around the city at what feels like light speed.
A creative revolution
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 13/01/2026
» Chiang Mai Design Week 2025 (CMDW2025), organised by the Creative Economy Agency (CEA), concluded in December with a clear sense of momentum, reaffirming Chiang Mai's position as one of Southeast Asia's most active creative cities.
Pursuing ‘The Good Life’ in the unfolding new year
Life, Niki Chatikavanij, Published on 03/01/2026
» By the time this column comes out, it’s already a couple of days into the new year. We’ve officially welcomed 2026, and if you are one of those people who revel in the “clean slate” state of things, then you’ve probably already brought out the new diary, planner and made plans to return to the gym.
Discord plans auto-restart feature to tackle high RAM usage
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 22/12/2025
» Discord has acknowledged that its desktop application can consume nearly 4GB of RAM, leading the company to test a new "Auto Restart" feature to mitigate performance degradation for Windows users.