IEEE R&A Technical Field Award Nominations Due 31 January

Nominations are due 31 January 2014 for the 2015 IEEE Technical Field Award in Robotics and Automation. This is the most prestigious award presented by the IEEE in the field of robotics and automation and includes a medal and a $US 10,000 honorarium. IEEE TFAs are awarded for contributions or leadership in a specific field of interest of the IEEE and are among the highest awards presented on behalf of the IEEE Board of Directors.

Visit ieee-ras.org/awards-recognition/ieee-awards a for a description of the award criteria and instructions on submitting a nomination.

The 2014 IEEE Technical Field Award in Robotics and Automation will be presented to Shigeo Hirose of HiBot Corporation, Tokyo, Japan for "contributions to the design and construction of multiple conconventional robotic systems such as snakelike, quadruped walking, wall climbing, and swarm robots." The presentation will take place at the Award Ceremony during ICRA 2014 in Hong Kong.

posted 3 January 2014

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