2025
Marc Raibert
For pioneering and leading the field of dynamic legged locomotion
2024
Paolo Dario
For establishing and advancing bionics and biorobotics as key research areas worldwide, integrating robotics and medicine
2023
Daniela Rus
For pioneering contributions to the design, realization, and theoretical foundations of innovative distributed, networked autonomous systems
2022
Wolfram Burgard
For contributions to the fundamentals and applications of robot navigation and perception
2021
Tomas Lozano-Perez and Jean-Claude Latombe
For foundational contributions to robot motion planning and visionary leadership of the field
2020
Vijay Kumar
For contributions to cooperative robotics; networked mobile manipulation systems, particularly unmanned aerial vehicles; and leadership in robotics research, policy, and education
2019
Zexiang Li and and Tao Wang
For contributions to the development and commercialization of civilian drones, aerial imaging technology, robotics engineering advancement, innovation, and entrepreneurship
2018
Matthew T. Mason
For Scientific and educational contributions to the mechanics of manipulation enabling real-world robot autonomy, and for leadership in robotics
2017
Oussama Khatib
For contributions to the development of robot control and human-centered and humanoid robotics, and leadership in the robotics community
2016
Raffaello D’Andrea
For pioneering contributions to design and implementation of distributed, cooperative robotics and automation systems for commercial applications
2015
Rodney Allen Brooks
For pioneering contributions to and leadership in research and commercialization of autonomous robotics, spanning mobile, humanoid, service, and manufacturing robotics
2014
Shigeo Hirose
For contributions to the design and construction of multiple nonconventional robotic systems such as snakelike, quadruped walking, wall climbing, and swarm robots
2013
Ruzena Bajcsy
For contributions to computer vision, the active perception paradigm, and medical robotics
2012
Bernard Roth
For fundamental contributions to robot kinematics, manipulation, and design
2011
Hirochika Inoue
For original and continuous contributions to research in intelligent robotics, in particular to real-time vision and humanoid robotics
2010
Toshio Fukuda
For leadership and pioneering contributions to Intelligent Robotic Systems and Micro and Nano Robotic Systems
2009
Antal Bejczy
For leadership and sustained contributions to a broad set of innovative robotic and automation techniques applicable to space research and on Earth
2008
Paul G. Backes, Eric T. Baumgartner, Larry H. Matthies
For contributions to robotics enabling effective autonomous operations of science investigations under extreme conditions on the planet Mars
2007
Gerhard Hirzinger
For contributions in robot mechatronics, telerobotics, man-machine interface research, and space robotics
2006
George Bekey
For contributions to research and education in biologically inspired and intelligent robots
2005
Seiuemon Inaba
For long-standing leadership and technical contributions to the development of Numerical Control machines, industrial robots, and flexible factory automation
2004
Joseph Engelberger
For a lifetime of achievement in establishing and advancing the field of robotics and automation worldwide
