Nominations for all RAS Society Awards except the Invention and Entrepreneurship in Robotics and Automation Award are due March 1. Nominators should use the appropriate Nomination Form and send it by email or fax to the Society Administrator. Nomination forms are available on the under RAS Secretary Webpage Volunteer Resources.
RAS Awards
RAS Society Awards
- RAS Chapter of the Year Award
- RAS Most Active Technical Committee Award
- RAS Most Active Distinguished Lecturer Award
- RAS Pioneer Award
- RAS Early Career Award
- IEEE-RAS Distinguished Service Award
- IEEE InabaTechnical Award for Innovation Leading to Production
- IEEE/IFR Invention and Entrepreneurship Award
- IEEE RAS George Saridis Leadership Award in Robotics and Automation
RAS IEEE Transactions Paper Awards
These awards are presented to the best papers of the previous year.- K.S. Fu Memorial Best TRO Paper Award
- K.S. Fu Best IEEE TRA Paper Award
- Best IEEE TASE Paper Award
- Googol Best New Application Paper Award
ICRA Awards
- Best Conference Paper
- Best Student Paper
- Best Automation Paper
- Best Manipulation Paper
- Best Vision Paper
- Best Video
- KUKA Service Robotics Best Paper Award
Other Awards
RAS Chapter of the Year Award
About this award
- Established in 2001
- Description: To encourage IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) chapters to serve their members, and recognize the outstanding performance by a Chapter in serving its members.
- Prize: $1,000 and Certificate
- Funding: Funded by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
- Eligibility: The chapter must have been active at least one year when the nomination is made. The eligibility requirements are outstanding activities and services to its local RAS members in one or more of the following areas: technical meetings, tours and conferences, seminars and/or tutorials, other services and activities for the local members of IEEE RA Society.
- Basis for Judging: Factors that will be considered: services to its members both in the technical area and in the educational area, membership advancements, senior member and fellow nominations, and membership development.
- Presentation: One award will be given per year. The award will be announced and presented at our annual IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. (No award will be given if no qualified candidate is nominated).
Recipients
- 2007: Mexico Chapter, Alfredo Weitzenfeld, Chair
- 2006: Italy Chapter, Paolo Fiorini, Chair
- 2005: No award given
- 2004: IEEE-CSS/R&A Joint Societies Chapter, Queensland, L. Vlacic
- 2003: No award given
- 2002: Poland Section Chapter, Chair: Krzysztof Kozlowski, Poznan University of Technology
RAS Most Active Technical Committee Award
About this award
- Established in 2006
- Description: To encourage efforts among IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) Technical Committees and to annually recognize outstanding performance by a TC.
- Prize: $1,000 and a Certificate.
- Funding: Funded by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society to a co-chair of the winning TC with the understanding that the funds will be used to support a TC related event.
- Eligibility: The TC must have been active at least one year when the nomination is made.
- Basis for Judging: Factors for consideration are: breadth and quality of TC activities in recruiting members, arranging workshops, tutorials, special issues, and other events, and participating in conferences, reviewing, and organizing sessions. No award will be given if no qualified candidate is identified.
- Presentation: One award will be given per year, i.e., in year “N” for activity occurring in year “N-1”. The
award will be announced and presented at the annual IEEE International Conference on Robotics
and Automation.
Recipients
- 2007: Haptics, Co-Chairs: Matthias Harders, Hong Tan, Hiroyuki Kajimoto
- 2006: Intelligent Transportation, CoChairs: Alberto Broggi, Christian Laugier, and Urbano Nunes
- 2005: Co-Winners: Networked Robots and Semiconduction Fabrication
- 2004: Award not given
- 2003: Service Robotics TC, Erwin Prassler, chair
RAS Most Active Distinguished Lecturer Award
About this award
- Established in 2006
- Description: To encourage efforts among IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) Distinguished Lecturers and to annually recognize outstanding performance by a DL. The goal of this award is to provide an incentive for DLs to solicit and organize high quality lectures that reach a mix of audiences. Winners will inspire and set an example to all other DLs.
- Prize: $1,000 and Certificate
- Funding: Funded by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
- Eligibility: The DL must have been active at least six months when the nomination is made.
- Basis for Judging: Factors for consideration are: breadth and quality of DL lecture activity and exceptional special effort undertaken to promote the society. No award will be given if no qualified candidate is identified.
- Presentation: One award will be given per year. Award given in year “N” will recognize DL activity in year “N-1”. The award will be announced and presented at the annual IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation.
Recipients
- 2007: Yoshi Nakamura
RAS Pioneer Award
About this award
- Established in 1998
- Description: To recognize individuals who by virtue of initiating new areas of research, development or engineering have had a significant impact on development of the robotics and/or automation fields. The award is intended for people who are in the mid or late portions of their careers, i.e., at least 10 years beyond his or her highest earned academic degree.
- Prize: $2,000 (as of 2008), a plaque and a certificate. Normally the award will be given to an individual. In the unlikely event that the awards committee designates two persons as equally worthy of the award, the award will be split between them. If two awards are given in one year (1 in Robotics and one in Automation), the prizes will be equal for each.
- Funding: Funded by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
- Eligibility: Any person active in the fields of robotics and/or automation, whether or not they are members of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, are eligible for the award. Members of the Society who have worked as part of a team will also be eligible provided their contributions can be clearly identified by the Awards Committee.
- Basis for Judging: Factors include: the pioneering nature of the contribution, whether academic or industrial; the impact or the accumulated impact of the candidate’s contribution or contributions on the fields of robotics and/or automation.
- Presentation: Annually, at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), which is normally held in the mid-April to mid-May period.
Recipients
- 2007: Steve Jacobson (Sarcos, Inc) – In recognition of outstanding contributions to the design and control of leading edge robots and other animate machines.
- 2007: Takeo Kanade (CMU) – In recognition of outstanding contributions to the fields of computer vision, manipulation, autonomous mobile robots and medical robotics .
- 2006: Suguru Arimoto (Ritsumeikan University) – For his work on PD and PID control, iterative learning control, and passivity-based control of nonlinear mechanical systems, that represents a source of reference for virtually any scientists dealing.
- 2005: Gerhard Hirzinger (DLR) – For his pioneering research in mechatronic devices, teleoperation, articulated hands, and lightweight robots, and his leadership in space robotics programs in Europe.
- 2005: Hirochika Inoue (University of Tokyo) – For his life long commitment to innovation and excellence in robotics research in Japan and in the world.
- 2004: Antal Bejczy ( Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), emeritus) – For seminal technical contributions to robotics and teleoperation, and pioneering research in space robotics and Human-Robot interfaces.
- 2004: Toshio Fukuda (Nagoya University) – For pioneer contributions to the development of cellular/distributed robotics systems and micro/nano robotic systems.
- 2003: Georges Giralt (LAAS-CNRS) – , For his contributions in Robot Autonomy and Intelligence and for his pioneering robotics research in France.
- 2003: T. J. Tarn (Washington University, St. Louis) – For his technical contributions in developing and implementing nonlinear feedback control concepts for robotics and automation.
- 2002: George Bekey (University of Southern California) – For leadership in the development of biologically inspired robotic systems, including walking machines, multifingered hands, and multiple robot systems.
- 2001: J Y Luh (Clemson University, emeritus) – For the development of Newton-Euler equations of motion in a recursive consideration in real-time computer control since the computational complexity is linearly proportional to the number of joints o.
- 2001: Richard "Lou" Paul (University of Pennsylvania)
- 2000: Bernie Roth (Stanford University) – In recognition of his work in robot kinematics.
- 1999: Shigeo Hirose (Tokyo Institute of Technology) – For contributions in the theory and practice of mobile robotics.
RAS Early Career Award
This award is bestowed on individuals in the early stage of their who have made an identifiable contribution or contributions which have had a major impact on the robotics and/or automation fields. Two awards are presented, one for individuals in academe and another for people in industry or government.About this award
- Established in 1996
- Description: To recognize academics and individuals working in government or industry who have made an identifiable contribution or contributions which have had a major impact on the robotics and/or automation fields.
- Prize: $1000 (as of 2008), Plaque and Certificate
- Funding: Funded by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
- Eligibility: Any current member of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society who is in the early stage of his/her career in the robotics and/or automation field, i.e., less than 7 years after being granted his or her highest earned academic degree. (This period is defined as the time between the date on the nominee's diploma and the close of nominations for the award.)
- 1) Current and potential impact of the submitted contribution (or contributions) on the fields of
robotics and/or automation;
2) Contributions to the Society and the profession;
3) Educational contributions. Nominations for the award will be solicited by the Awards Committee; a nomination may be made by someone familiar with the individual’s work. Three references will be required. The nominator and the references must be Society members. Scoring by the Awards Committee will be on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the highest; the overall score for a nominee will be obtained by summing the scores determined by each Committee member for that nominee; awardees will be those nominees receiving the top scores in each of the two categories; the Committee may modify the scoring method.
Recipients
- 2007: Ralf Koeppe (KUKA Robotics) – For outstanding contributions to the design and control of a lightweight robot for industrial applications .
- 2007: Danica Kragic – Visually Guided Manipulation.
- 2006: Warren Dixon (University of Florida) – For his remarkable achievements at his career stage, including impressive publication record, building a solid robotics program and attracting substantial funding, being selected to receive the Nation.
- 2006: Jingshan Li (General Motors Research & Development Center) – For his significant contribution to the technical field of automation science and engineering, in such areas as modeling and analysis of manufacturing systems, performance evaluation and bottleneck id.
- 2005: Ayanna M. Howard (NASA/JPL) – (Industry/Government) For contributions to soft-computing techniques for robot reasoning and learning in space applications.
- 2005: Yoky Matsuoka (University of Washington) – (Academe) For contributions to the design of new robotic devices that facilitate neuromuscular assistance, learning, and rehabilitation.
- 2005: Allison Okamura (Johns Hopkins University) – (Academe) For contributions to the design and control of haptic devices and to teleoperated and needle-based robot-assisted surgery.
- 2004: Karl F. Bohringer (University of Washington) – Academic career.
- 2004: Paolo Pirjanian (Evolution Robotics) – Government/Industry Award.
- 2004: Katsu Yamane (University of Tokyo)
- 2003: Mingjun Zhang (The University of Tennessee-Knoxville) – Early Career.
- 2002: Lydia Kavraki (Rice University)
- 2001: Kevin Lynch (Northwestern University)
- 2000: Fumihito Arai (Tohoku Universitiy)
- 2000: Maja Mataric (University of Southern California)
- 1999: Ning Xi (Michigan State University) – Academic career.
IEEE-RAS Distinguished Service Award
About this Award
- Established in 2001
- Description: To recognize an individual who has performed outstanding service for the benefit and advancement of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS).
- Prize: $1,000, Plaque, and Certificate
- Funding: Funded by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
- Eligibility: RAS members with outstanding service in one or more of the following areas: Conferences and meetings, publications, editors, administrative committee, Chapter leadership, or other distinguished service and activities for the RA Society.
- Basis for Judging: Factors that will be considered: impact of service and contributions to the Society, leadership, innovation, activity, duration, breadth of participation and cooperation.
- Presentation: At most 3 awards will be given per year. The awards will be announced and presented at the annual IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. (No award will be given if no qualified candidate is nominated).
Recipients
- 2007: Antal Bejczy ( Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), emeritus) – For his outstanding contributions to RAS professional activities and his leadership as the R&A Council Chair who fostered the transition from a Council to a Society.
- 2007: William R. Hamel (University of Tennessee-Knoxville) – For outstanding and continuing service to the Robotics and Automation Society as Conference General Chair.
- 2006: Georges Giralt (LAAS-CNRS) – For his contributions and leadership in organizing and assisting RAS conferences and in establishing liaisons with other robotics organizations.
- 2006: Arthur C. Sanderson (Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.) – For his contributions as president in leading the Society from its infancy, and for service on innumerable committees and as an international ambassador for the Society.
- 2006: T. J. Tarn (Washington University, St. Louis) – For his leadership in conferences and for his promotion of the Society within the IEEE.
- 2005: Norman Caplan (National Science Foundation) – For outstanding service to the RAS as President and as Vice President for Conference Activities.
- 2005: Toshio Fukuda (Nagoya University) – For his outstanding contributions to the RAS Society and Conference Activities and his leadership in establishing and coordinating IROS conferences.
- 2005: T.C. Steve Hsia (University of California-Davis) – For his outstanding contributions to the RAS Society Activities and his leadership in establishing the Society's IEEE Technical Field Award and coordinating other Society Awards.
- 2004: George Bekey (University of Southern California) – For his leadership in robotics and automation since the inception of the organization.
- 2004: David Orin (The Ohio State University) – For his contributions to the RAS professional activities and his leadership in financial activities.
- 2004: Yuan F. Zheng (Ohio State University) – For his contributions to the RAS technical activities and his leadership in conference services.
- 2003: C S George Lee – Purdue University.
- 2003: Peter Luh (University of Connecticut)
- 2003: Richard Volz (Texas A&M University)
IEEE Inaba Technical Award for Innovation Leading to Production
To recognize original innovative research and concepts. Conceptual innovation has been evolved into a commercialized product based on the fundamental robotics and automation technology introduced by the researcher(s). Nominations should cite and describe the original work that has been translated into commercial application as well as the commercial product and its success. The current and future impact of the commercial product is a fundamental element of the merit for selection.About this Award
- Established in 2006
- Description: To recognize original innovative research and concept.
Prize: $1,000 and Plaque. In case there are multiple winners, each recipient will receive a plaque and
the honorarium will be split equally between the recipients. Up to one award will be given
annually to the researcher (or team of researchers) whose conceptual innovation has been evolved
into a commercialized product based on the fundamental robotics and automation technology
introduced by the researcher(s).
Funding: Funded by a gift from Dr. Seiuemon Inaba for an initial period of up to 10 years, managed by the
IEEE Foundation.
Eligibility: No restrictions as to IEEE membership, organization, nationality, race, creed, sex or age. In order
to be eligible for the award, the initial conceptual innovation must have been described in a paper
presented at a RAS sponsored/co-sponsored conference or have appeared in an RAS
sponsored/co-sponsored publication; typically the appearance of the initial concept will be
substantially before the time of the award..
Basis for Judging: Conceptual innovation has been evolved into a commercialized product based on the fundamental
robotics and automation technology introduced by the researcher(s). Nominations should cite and
describe the original work that has been translated into commercial application as well as the
commercial product and its success. The current and future impact of the commercial product is a
fundamental element of the merit for selection.
Presentation: Presented at the annual International Conference on Robotics and Automation.
Recipients
- 2007: Masahiro Fujita – AIBO, the world's first mass-market consumer robot for entertainment applications.
IEEE/IFR Invention and Entrepreneurship Award
About this Award- Approved 2006, Revised 2007, pending approval by IEEE TABARC
- Description: To recognize the entrepreneurial commercialization of ideas into actual products. Nominations should cite and describe the original work that has been translated into commercial application as well as the commercial product and its success. The nomination must also describe the unique characteristics of the transformation into the commercialized product that justify the award. The current and future impact of the commercial product is a fundamental element of the merit for selection.
- Prize: $2000 and plaque.
- Funding: This award is co-sponsored by the IEEE and the IFR (International Federation of Robotics). Each organization will provide $1000 of the award each year.
- 2007: Hugh Durrant-Whyte, (Australian Centre for Field Robotics, The University of Sydney, Australia) – AutoStrad®: An Autonomous Straddle Carrier for Movement of Shipping Containers.
- 2006: Rainer Bischoff, KUKA Roboter GmbH – CAFIR: Flexible and Scalable Collision Avoidance for Industrial Robots based on Complex Geometric Models.
- 2005: Joe Jones (iRobot, Burlington, MA, USA) – Roomba Discovery Robotic Floorvac.
King Sun Fu Memorial Best TRO Paper Award
For the authors of the most significant paper published in the IEEE Transactions on Robotics.About this award
- Established in 1993
- Description: To recognize the best paper published annually in the IEEE Transactions on Robotics.
- Prize: $1,000 and Certificate
- Funding: Funded by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
- Eligibility: Authors of papers published in the IEEE Transactions on Robotics during the calendar year preceding the award.
- Basis for Judging: Technical merit, originality, potential impact on the field, clarity of presentation, and practical significance for applications.
- Presentation: At annual IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, normally held in May of each year.
Recipients
- 2007: Mitul Saha and Pekka Isto – "Manipulation Planning for Deformable Linear Objects"., vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 1141-1150, December 2007.
- 2006: Ryan M. Eustice, Hanumant Singh, John J. Leonard – • Exactly Sparse Delayed-State Filters for View-Based SLAM (vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 1100-1114, December 2006), .
- 2005: R. Ginhoux, J. Gangloff, M. de Mathelin, L. Soler, M.M. Arenas Sanchez, and J. Marescaux, University – Active Filtering of Physiological Motion in Robotized Surgery Using Predictive Control.
- 2004: Florent Lamiraux, David Bonnafous, and Olivier Lefebvre – "Reactive Path Deformation for Nonholonomic Mobile Robots" T-RO, vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 967-977, December 2004.
K.S. Fu Best IEEE TRA Paper Award
For the authors of the most significant paper published in the IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation. The award is no longer presented since the Transactions on Robotics and Automation has been replaced by the IEEE Transactions on Robotics and the IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering.Recipients
- 2003: O. Fukuda, T. Tsuji, M. Kaneko, and A. Otsuka – "A Human-Assisting Manipulator Teleoperated by EMG Signals and Arm Motions" Vol. 19, No. 2 (April), pp. 210-222, 2003.
- 2002: Ezio Malis and Francois Chaumette Rennes – "Theoretical Improvements in the Stability Analysis of a New Class of Model-Free Visual Servoing Methods", (Vol 18, No.2,April 2002 pp.176-186, ).
- 2001: Y. Nakamura, W. Chung, O.J. Sordalen – "Design and Control of the Nonholonomic Manipulator", (Vol. 17, No.1, Feb. 2001, pp. 48-59).
- 2000: Yoshihiko Nakamura, and Katsu Yamane – “Dynamics Computation of Structure-Varying Kinematic Chains and Its Application to Human Figures," (IEEE-TRA Vol. 16, No. 2, April 2000, pp. 124-134.).
- 1999: Daniel E. Whitney and Ramakrishna Mantripragada – "Modeling and Controlling Variation Propagation in Mechanical Assemblies Using State Transition Models" (Volume 15, No. 1, February 1999, pp. 124 - 140).
- 1998: S.B. Kang and K. Ikeuchi – "Toward Automatic Robot Instruction from Perception-Mapping Human Grasps to Manipulator Grasps" (Vol. 13, No. 1, 1997, pp. 81-95).
- 1997: R. N. Tomastik, P. B. Luh, and G. Liu – "Scheduling Flexibly Manufacturing Systems for Apparel Production," ( Vol. 12, No. 5, Oct. 1996, pp. 789-799).
Best IEEE TASE Paper Award (Sponsored by RAS)
For the authors of the most significant paper published in the IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering.About this Award
- Established in 2005
- Description: To recognize the best paper of the IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE) published in the previous calendar year.
- Prize: $1,000 to be shared by all authors and certificates for individual authors.
- Funding: Funded by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
- Eligibility: All papers published in the T-ASE during the previous calendar year.
- Basis for Judging: Factors to be considered: Technical merit, originality, potential impact on the field, clarity of presentation, and practical significance for applications.
- Presentation: The awards will be announced and presented at the annual IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation or the IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (no award will be given if no qualified candidate is nominated).
Recipients
- 2006: Patrick N. Ngatchou, Mark R. Holl, Charles H. Fisher, Mohan S. Saini, Jianchun Dong, Tim – A real-time PCR analyzer compatible with high-throughput automated processing of 2-/spl mu/L reactions in glass capillaries (vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 141-151, April 2006), .
- 2006: Heping Chen, Ning Xi, Guangyong Li – CAD Guided Automated Nano-Assembly Using Atomic Force Microscopy (vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 208-217, July 2006).
- 2005: Jingshan Li, Gen. Motors R&D Center, Manuf. Syst. Res. Lab – Overlapping Decomposition: A System-Theoretic method for Modeling and Analysis of Complex Manufacturing Systems.
- 2004: K. G. Gopalakrishnan, K. Goldberg, G. M. Bone, M. Zaluzec, R. Koganti, R. Pearson, and P. Deneszczuk – "Unilateral Fixtures for Sheet Metal Parts with Holes" T-ASE Vol. 1, No. 2, October 2004, pp. 110-120.
The Googol Best New Application Paper Award (Sponsored by Googol Technology (HK) Ltd)
This is an annual award to recognize the Best New Application Paper of the IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE) published in the previous calendar year.About this Award
- Established in 2005
- Description: To recognize the Best New Application Paper of the IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE) published in the previous calendar year.
- Prize: $1,000 to be shared by all authors and certificates for individual authors.
- Funding: Funded by the Googol Technology (HK) Ltd. with a five-year commitment (2004-2008).
- Eligibility: All papers published in the T-ASE during the previous calendar year.
- Basis for Judging: Factors to be considered: The significance of new applications, technical merit, originality, potential impact on the field, and clarity of presentation.
- Presentation: At the annual IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation or the IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (no award will be given if no qualified candidate is nominated).
Recipients
- 2006: Kwon, Jae Wan; Kamal-Bahl, Sanat; Kim, Eun Sok – In-situ DNA Synthesis on Glass Substrate for Microarray Fabrication Using Self-Focusing Acoustic Transducer, Vol. 3, No. 2, April 2006, pp. 152-158.
- 2006: Dong, L.; Nelson, B; Fukuda, T.; Arai, F. – Toward Nanotube Linear Servomotors, Vol. 3, No. 3, July 2006, pp. 228-235.
- 2005: Award not given
- 2004: D. Garg, Y. Narahari and N. Viswanadham – "Design of Six Sigma Supply Chains" T-ASE Vol. 1, No. 1, July 2004, pp. 38-57.
ICRA Best Conference Paper
About this Award
- Established in 1994
- Description: To recognize the most outstanding paper in the Proceedings of the annual IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation.
- Prize: $1,000 and Certificate
- Funding: Funded by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
- Eligibility: Authors of papers published in the Proceedings of the annual International Conference on Robotics and Automation for the year of the award presentation.
- Basis for Judging: Technical merit, originality, potential impact on the field, clarity of the written paper, and quality of the oral or other presentation.
- Presentation: At annual IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, normally held in May of each year.
Recipients
- 2007: John Palmisano, Naval Research Laboratory; Kerr-Jia Lu, George Washington University; Jonah Brett C – Design of a Biomimetic Controlled-Curvature Robotic Pectoral Fin.
- 2006: Paul Newman, David Cole, and Kin Ho, University of Oxford – Outdoor SLAM using Visual Appearance and Laser Ranging.
- 2005: Jan Rosell, Pedro Iniguez – Path planning using Harmonic Functions and Probabilistic Cell Decomposition.
- 2004: Kemal Berk Yesin and Bradley J. Nelson – Robust CAD Model Based Visual Tracking for 3D Microassembly Using Image Space Potentials.
- 2003: Ho-Yin Chan and Wen J. Li – A Thermally Actuated Polymer Micro Robotic Gripper for Manipulation of Biological Cells (Co-winner).
- 2003: Chieh-Chih Wang, Charles Thorpe, and Sebastian Thrun – Online Simultaneous Localization and Mapping with Detection and Tracking of Moving Objects: Theory and Results from a Ground Vehicle in Crowded Urban Areas (Co-winner).
- 2002: Auke Ijspeert, Jun Nakanishi, Stefan Schaal – Movement imitation with nonlinear dynamical systems in humanoid robots.
- 2001: Guillaume Picinbono, Herv Delingette, and Nicholas Ayache (Epidaure Project, INRIA, France) – Non-linear and anisotropic elastic soft tissue models for medical simulation,.
- 2001: Kazuya Yoshida, Kenichi Hashizume, and Abiko Satoko (Department of Aeronautics and Space Engineering – "Zero Reaction Maneuver: Flight Velification with ETS-VII Space Robot.
- 2000: S. Thrun, W. Burgard and D. Fox – A real-time algorithm for mobile robot mapping with applications to multi-robot and 3D mapping.
- 1999: Stephen Mascaro, Kuo-Wei Chang, and H. Harry Asada – Photo-Plethysmograph Nail Sensors for Measuring Finger Forces Without Haptic Obstruction: Modeling and Instrumentation.
- 1999: Mitsuhiro Hakozaki, Hideki Oasa, and Hiroyuki Shinoda – Telemetric Robot Skin.
- 1998: Alessandro De Luca – A General Algorithm for Dynamic Feedback Linearization of Robots with Elastic Joints.
- 1998: K. Hirai, M. Hirose, Y. Haikawa and T. Takenaka – The Development of the Honda Humanoid Robot.
- 1997: T. Yoshikawa and A, Nagura – A Touch and Force Display System for Haptic Interface.
- 1996: J.E. Colgate, M.A. Peshkin and W. Wannasuphprasit, Northwestern University – Nolholonomic Haptic Display.
- 1995: S. Hirose, N. Ootsukasa, T. Shirasu, H. Kuwahara and K. Yoneda Tech Inst. Of Technology – Fundamental Considerations for the Design of a Planetary Rover.
- 1994: Y. Zhuang, K.Y. Goldberg, and Y-C Wong, University of Southern Cal. – On the Existence of Modular Fixtures.
- 1993: Brennan McCarragher and Haruhiko Asada – A Discrete Event Approach to the Control of Robotic Assembly Tasks.
ICRA Best Student Paper
- 2007: Sangbae Kim, Matthew Spenko, Salomon Trujillo, Barrett Heyneman, Stanford University; Virgilio Matto – Whole Body Adhesion: Hierarchical, Directional and Distributed Control of Adhesive Forces for a Climbing Robot.
- 2006: Simon P. DiMaio and S. E. Salcudean – Needle Insertion Modeling and Simulation.
- 2005: Ryan M. Eustice, Hanumant Singh – Exactly Sparse Delayed-State Filters.
- 2004: Eric L. Faulring, J. Edward Colgate and Michael A. Peshkin: – A High Performance 6-DOF Haptic Cobot.
- 2003: Nakju Doh, Howie Choset, and Wan Kyun Chung – Accurate Relative Localization Using Odometry.
- 2002: Simon P. DiMaio and S. E. Salcudean – Needle Insertion Modeling and Simulation.
- 2001: Kimberly Shillcutt:, of Carnegie Mellon University (advisor William Whittaker, Field Robotics Center – Solar Navigational Planning for Robotic Explorers.
- 2000: T. Podder G. Antonelli, and N. Sarkar, (currently of Vanderbilt University) of the University of Haw – Fault Tolerant Control of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Under Thruster Redundancy: Simulations and Experiments.
- 1999: Teruka Yata, University of Tsukuba – A Fast and Accurate Sonar-ring Sensor for a Mobile Robot.
- 1998: R. Mantripragada – Modeling and controlling variation in mechanical assemblies using state transition models.
- 1997: Kenneth N. Groom, Purdue Univ – Real-Time Failure Tolerant Control of Kinematically Redundant Manipulators.
- 1996: Uwe D. Hanebeck TU Muenchen (Guenther Schmidt) – Set Theoretic Localization of Fast Mobile Robots Using an Angle Measurement Technique.
- 1996: Vladimir Brajovic (Takeo Kanade), CMU – A Sorting Image Sensor: An Example of Massively Parallel Intensity-to-Time Processing for Low Latency Computational Sensors.
- 1995: Gregory J. Hamlin (Art Sanderson) RPI – Tetrabot: A Modular System for Hyper Redundant Parallel Robotics.
- 1994: R. N. Rohling, (J.M. Hollerbach) McGill Univ. – Modeling and Parameter Estimation of the Human Index Finger.
- 1993: Ning Xi, (T.J. Tarn and A. Bejczy) – Event Based Planning and Control for Multi Robot Planning and Coordination.
- 1992: Xavier Lebegue, (J.K. Aggarwal Univ Texas Austin) – , Extraction and Interpretation of Semantically Significant Line Segments for a Mobile Robot.
- 1991: Automated Sensor Planning for Robot Vision Tasks – Konstantinos Tarabanlis, Columbia Univ.
- 1990: John S. Bausch (K. Youcef-Toumi) – Kinematic Methods for Automated Fixtue Reconfiguration Planning.
- 1989: Prasad Akella (Mark Cutkowsky) Stanford Univ. – Manipulating with Soft Fingers: Modeling Contacts and Dynamics.
- 1988: Mark E. Pittelkau, (Joe Anderson) Tennessee Technological Univ. – Adaptive Load-Sharing Force Control for Two-Arm Manipulators.
ICRA Best Automation Paper
- 2007: Thomas Vose, Kevin M. Lynch, Paul Umbanhowar, Northwestern University – Vibration-Induced Frictional Force Fields on a Rigid Plate.
- 2006: Akio Yamamoto, Hisatomo Yoshioka, and Toshiro Higuchi, University of Tokyo – A 2-DOF Electrostatic Sheet Conveyer Using Wire Mesh for Desktop Automation.
- 2005: Jingang Yi, Shengwei Ding, Dezhen Song – Steady-State Throughput and Scheduling Analysis of Multi-Cluster Tools for Semiconductor Manufacturing.
- 2004: Peng Song, J. C. Trinkle, Vijay Kumar, and Jong-Shi Pang – Design of Part Feeding and Assembly Processes with Dynamics (Co-Winners).
- 2004: Yasuhiro Yamada, Nobutaka Torii, Motohiro Gotoh, and Yoshiaki Komura – Reconfigurable Parts Feeding System Using Arrayed Vibratory Units Made by Stereolithography (Co-winner).
- 2003: Ming Ni, Peter B. Luh, and Bryan Moser – An Optimization-Based Approach for Distributed Project Scheduling (Co-winner).
- 2003: Bo-Wei Hsieh, Shi-Chung Chang, and Chun-Hung Chen – Efficient Selection of Scheduling Rule Combination by Combining Design of Experiment and Ordinal Optimization-Based Simulation (co-winner).
- 2002: Widodo Sulistyono and Mark Lawley – Robust Supervisory Control for Manufacturing Systems with Unreliable Resources.
- 2002:
- 2002: Dan Popa, Byoung Hun Kang, Jeongsik Sin, Jie Zou – Reconfigurable Micro-Assembly System for Photonics Applications.
- 2001: Yu Michael Wang and Diana Pelinescu – Optimal Fixture Layout Design in a Discrete Domain for 3D Workpieces.
- 2000: Kok-Meng Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology – Design Criteria for Developing an Automated Live Bird Transfer System.
- 1999: Y. F. Zhang (National Univ. of Singapore), G. H. Ma, and A. Y. C. Nee – Modeling Process Planning Problems in an Optimization Perspective.
- 1999: Eric Huang (National Cheng Kung Univ.) and Fan-Tien Cheng – Development of a Collaborative and Event-Driven Supply Chain Information System Using Mobile Object Technology.
- 1998: Spiridon A. Reveliotis, Georgia Tech – Accommodating FMS Operational Contingencies through Routing Flexibility.
- 1997: Sooyong Lee, Korea Inst Science and Technology and Haruhiko Asada – MIT Assembly Automation using Vibratory End Effector:Modeling and Stability Analysis.
ICRA Best Manipulation Paper, sponsored by Ben Wegbreit
- 2007: Hermann Georg Mayer, Istvan Nagy, Alois Knoll, Technische Universität München; Eva U. Braun, Rober – • Adaptive Control for Human-Robot Skilltransfer: Trajectory Planning Based on Fluid Dynamics.
- 2006: Noriatsu Furukawa, Akio Namiki, Senoo Taku, and Masatoshi Ishikawa, The University of Tokyo – Dynamic Regrasping Using a High-speed Multifingered Hand and a High-speed Vision System.
- 2005: Adriano Fagiolini, Hitoshi Arisumi, Antonio Bicchi – Visual-based Feedback Control of Casting Manipulation.
- 2004: K. “Gopal” Gopalakrishnan and Ken Goldberg – D-Space and Deform Closure: A Framework for Holding Deformable Parts.
- 2003: S. Haidacher and G. Hirzinger – Estimating Finger Contact Location and Object Pose from Contact Measurements in 3-D Grasping (Co-winner).
- 2003: Andrew T. Miller, Steffen Knoop, Henrik I. Christensen, and Peter K. Allen – Automatic Grasp Planning Using Shape Primitives (Co-winner).
- 2002: Toru Omata, Kazuo Tsukagoshi, and Osamu Mori – Whole Quadruped Manipulation.
- 2001: Paolo Dario and Arianna Menclassi – Force Feedback-Based Micro-Instrument for Measuring Tissue Properties and Pulse in Microsurgery.
- 2000: Makoto Kaneko, Kensuke Harada and Toshio Tsuji, Hiroshima University – A Sufficient Condition For Manipulation of Envelope Family.
ICRA Best Vision Paper
- 2007: Koichi Ogawara, Kyushu University; Xiaolu Li, Katsushi Ikeuchi, University of Tokyo – • Marker-Less Human Motion Estimation Using Articulated Deformable Model.
- 2006: Fabrizio Santini and Michele Rucci, Boston University – Depth Perception in an Anthropomorphic Robot that Replicates Human Eye Movements.
- 2005: Dana Cobzas and Martin Jagersand – Tracking and Predictive Display for a Remote Operated Robot using Uncalibrated Video.
- 2004: R. Ginhoux, J. A. Gangloff, M. F. de Mathelin, L. Soler, Mara M. Arenas Sanchez, and J. Marescaux – Beating Heart Tracking in Robotic Surgery Using 500 Hz Visual Servoing, Model Predictive Control and an Adaptive Observer.
- 2003: James Davis and Xing Chen – Foveated Observation of Shape and Motion.
- 2002: Ezio Malis – Vision-based control invariant to camera intrinsic parameters: stability analysis and path tracking.
- 2000: Iwan Ulrich and Illah Nourbakhsh, Carnegie Mellon University – Appearance-Based Place Recognition for Topological Localization.
ICRA Best Video Proceedings Award
About this Award
- Description: To recognize the most outstanding video in the Video Proceedings of the annual IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation.
- Prize: $ 1,000 and Certificate
- Funding: Funded by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
- Eligibility: Authors of videos published in the Video Proceedings of the annual International Conference on Robotics and Automation for the year of the award presentation.
- Basis for Judging: Technical merit, originality, potential impact on the field, practical significance for applications, and clarity of the video presentation.
- Presentation: At annual IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, normally held in May of each year.
Recipients
- 2007: Christoph Borst, Christian Ott, Thomas Wimboeck, Bernhard Brunner, Franziska Zacharias, Berthold Bae – Humanoid Upper Body System for Two-Handed Manipulation.
- 2006: Alan T. Asbeck, Sangbae Kim, Arthur J. McClung, Mark R. Cutkosky, Stanford University – Climbing Walls with Microspines.
- 2005: William A. Lewinger, Cynthia M. Harley, Roy E. Ritzmann, Michael S. Branicky, and Roger D. Quinn – Insect-like Antennal Sensing for Climbing and Tunneling Behavior in a Biologically-inspired Mobile Robot.
- 2004: Imme Ebert-Uphoff, Anh X.H. Dang, and Robert W. Bush – Theoretical and Experimental Development of an Active Acceleration Compensation Platform for the Transport of Delicate Objects (Co-winner).
- 2004: Kenji Kaneko, Fumio Kanehiro, Shuuji Kakota, Kiyoshi Fujiwara, Kensuke Harada, Kazuhito Yokoi, Hiroh – Humanoid Robot HRP-2 Promet (Co-winner).
- 2003: Kazuhito Yokoi, K. Kaneko, F. Kanehiro, Y. Kawai, F. Tomita, H. Hirukawa, T. Isozumi, K. Yokoyama, H – Humanoid Robot HRP-2P.
- 2002: J. Yan, S. Avadhanula, J. Birch, M. Dickinson, M. Menon, E. Park, T. Sands, S. Sane, M. Sitti, T. Su – The Micromechanical Flying Insect.
- 2002: R. Hebbar, S. Chhatpar, C. Birkhimer, M. Branicky, W. Newman, S. Charles, M. Stuart, R. Stoughton, A – Flexible Robotic Assembly for Power-Train Applications (FRAPA).
- 2001: T William Whittaker, Peter J. Staritz, Sarjoun Skaff, Chris Urmson. – Skyworker.
- 2000: University of Minnesota: Nikos Papanikolopoulos, Maria Gini, Don Krantz, Brad Nelson, Richard Voyles – Appearance-Based Place Recognition for Topological Localization.
- 1999: P. J. Berkelman, and R. L. Hollis, The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University – Interaction with Simulated Environments using a Magnetic Levitation Haptic Interface Device.
- 1998: M. Spong and B. Bishop, Univ of Illinois-U-C – Development of a Three Degree of Freedom Air hockey Robot.
- 1997: Clment M. Gosselin, Eric St.Pierre and Martin Gagl, Universit Laval, Qubec – Development and Experimentation with the Agile Eye.
- 1996: Shree Nayar & Sameer A. Nene, Columbia University and Hiroshi Murase, NIT Basic Research Lab, Japan – General Framework for Appearance Matching.
- 1995: Kenneth S. Espenschied, Roger D. Quinn, Hillel J. Chiel, Randall D. Beer , Case Western Reserve, Uni – Biologically Inspired Hexapod Robot Project: Second Robot.
- 1994: Mark Yim, Stanford Univ – Locomotion Gates with Polypod.
- 1994: S. Hayati, J. Belaram, R. Ivelev, D. Lim, T. Ohm, H Seraji, G. Tharp, R. Volpe (JPL) and K. Tso (SoH – ) Multi--sensor Remote Surface Inspection.
- 1993: Fuminori Saito and Toshio Fukuda – Brachiation Robot.
- 1992: : E.J.P. Karidis, Li-Cheng R. Zai , D.G. Manzer, L.F. Durfee, IBM TJ Watson Res. Ctr., – The Hummingbird Minipositioner.
IROS Harashima Award for Innovative Technologies
About this Award
- Established: 2007
- Description; This award honors Professor Fumio Harashima, founder of the IROS (Intelligent Robots and Systems) Conferences, by recognizing a member of the IROS community who has pioneered activities in robotics and intelligent systems.
- Prize: $2000 and a plaque
- Eligibility: The recipient must have created a new research area and/or technology for intelligent robots and systems. The recipient must have presented his or her contribution in one or more past IROS conferences .
- Basis for Judging: Factors that will be considered are: a created area and/or technology for intelligent robots and systems, achievement for the advancement of the field of intelligent robots and systems, and activities in robotics and intelligent systems.
- Nomination: The Nomination Committee of the Fumio Harashima Award for innovative technologies will solicit nominations for the award through open publication in relevant journals, posting on the web sites of the sponsors, email solicitation and personal contact. The nomination chair is appointed by the IROS steering committee. The committee chair selects four appropriate committee members from the IROS community by considering the balance of regions, and the area of the possible candidates.
- Selection: The Selection Committee (Separate from the Nomination Committee)of the Fumio Harashima Award for innovative technologies will evaluate the nominations and make the selection. The selection committee consists of five members. Four representatives are from the supporting four societies, one for each society. The chair of the selection committee will be the chair of the IROS steering committee.
- Presentation: Up to one award will be given annually at the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems.
- Funding: The cost to maintain this award will be covered by surplus funds that result from each IROS conference (IEEE-RAS, IEEE-IES, Robotics Society of Japan, SICE). In case the surplus is smaller than $2000, the award will not be presented at that conference. The candidate will be awarded at the next conference that will have a surplus of more than $2000.
KUKA Service Robotics Best Paper Award
About this Award
- Established: 2008 (submitted for approval by IEEE TABARC)
- Description: To promote between robotics science research and industry R&D advancement in the area of service robotics applications (both professional and domestic). The first award will be given at ICRA 2008.
- Administration: Conference Editorial Board of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
- Eligibility: All papers submitted to the annual ICRA. No restrictions as to IEEE membership, organization, nationality, race, creed, sex, or age.
- Prize: A US$ 1,000 prize to be shared by all authors and plaques for individual authors.
- Funding: The award is sponsored by KUKA Roboter GmbH for an initial period of 5 years (2008-2012), which will be automatically extended for the same period unless one party, in writing to the other party, propose an amendment or notify their intention to terminate the Memorandum of Understanding.
- Nominee Solicitation: A call for the award nomination will be announced in the ICRA call for papers, R&A Magazine, and Society website.
- Award Committee: A selection committee will be appointed by the Conference Awards Committee with memberships who have appropriate expertise in the field of service robotics.
- Schedule: Selection of nominees will be made by the Conference Editorial Board at the time all conference papers are reviewed.
- Selection/Basis for Judging: Factors to be considered are: The significance of the new applications, technical merits, originality, potential impact on the field, and clarity of presentation.
- Additional hints for reviewers:
The winner should have developed a new application and/or technology for industrial and/or service robots. Both professional and domestic service robotics applications and their underlying technologies are considered. The winner’s robot / application should (have the potential of) either render(ing) manufacturing more flexible and economic or assist(ing) humans at home, in the public and at the workplace. It is mandatory that the robot or application in question have been verified and evaluated through experiments in the real world.
IEEE RAS George Saridis Leadership Award in Robotics and Automation
About this Award
- Description: This award will recognize outstanding contributions of an individual for his/her exceptional leadership, innovation and dedication that benefit the Robotics and Automation community. The award is named in honor of Professor George Saridis, the Founding President of the Robotics and Automation Council, which later became the Robotics and Automation Society, who exemplified the characteristics sought in nominees for this award. Up to two awards will be given each year.
- Administration: The award will be administered by the Awards Committee of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
- Eligibility: Only IEEE Robotics and Automation Society members are eligible.
- Prize Items: $1,000 and a plaque.
- Funds: Sponsored by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
- Awards Committee: The Awards Committee of the Robotics and Automation Society is established according to the RAS Bylaws, and is chaired or co-chaired by the Senior Past President. The seeking of nominations and selection of winners will be conducted in accordance with the Society Bylaws and Standing Rules.
- Selection Criteria: Exceptional leadership, innovation and dedication that result in the professional growth of the Robotics and Automation Society. Quality and significance of leadership that benefits the Robotics and Automation community.
- Presentation: At the next IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation of the Robotics and Automation Society after a recipient has been selected.
