Description:

To encourage research in Automation by annually recognizing the Best Automation Paper at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) systems that operate autonomously in predictable environments over extended periods, or the explicit structuring of such environments.

Established:

1997

Prize:

$1,000 and Certificate. If two papers are deemed worthy, they will share the award equally.

Funding:

Funded by the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA).

Eligibility:

Papers accepted to and presented at the ICRA conference.

Basis for judging:

Factors that will be considered are originality, depth, quality, presentation, and significance as related to automation, emphasizing efficiency, productivity, quality, and reliability, focusing on systems that operate autonomously in predictable environments over extended periods, or the explicit structuring of such environments.

Presentation:

Announced and presented at the annual IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. No award will be given if no qualified candidate is identified.

2012

Andreas Stolt, Magnus Linderoth, Anders Robertsson and Rolf Johansson
Force Controlled Robotic Assembly without a Force Sensor

2011

Zhe Lu, Xuping Zhang, Clement Leung, Navid Esfandiari, Robert F. Casper, and Yu Sun
Automated Cell Manipulation: Robotic ICSI

2010

Daniel Cunningham, Harry Asada
Continuous Path Tracing by a Cable-Suspended, Under-Actuated Robot: The Winch-Bot

2009

Felix Beyeley, Simon Muntwyler, and Bradley E. Nelson
Design and Calibration of a Microfabricated 6-Axis Force-Torque Sensor for Microbotic Applications