2025
Frank Chongwoo Park
“For leadership in society restructuring and new publications initiatives, and contributions to geometric methods in robotics”
Allison Okamura
“For foundational research in haptics, medical robotics, and robot design, as well as service to the Robotics and Automation Society.”
2024
Jaydev P. Desai
“For Foundational Research in Medical Robotics and Swarm Robotics and Service in Society Management”
2023
Satoshi Tadokoro
“For inclusive leadership as RAS President and for the visionary and strategic leadership of the rescue robotics research community”
2022
Torsten Kroeger
“For foundational research on real-time robot motion planning and leadership and service in conferences and society management”
Kevin Lynch
“For leadership in robotics and automation through innovations in conferences and publications, broadly accessible education, and research”
Jing Xiao
“For her leadership, service, dedication, and innovation in RAS and Robotics and Automation community”
2021
Raja Chatila
“For his visionary leadership in robotics and artificial intelligence through successful initiatives in publication, ethics standards, and conference activities”
Kazuhiro Kosuge
“For his exceptional vision of innovative research and outstanding leadership in the robotics and automation community through technical activity management”
2020
Peter Corke
“For foundational research on robot vision and for leadership and innovation in robotics education”
John Hollerbach
“For foundational research on robot calibration and leadership and service in publications, conferences, and society management”
Lynne Parker
“For foundational research in multi-robot systems and leadership in RAS conferences and US national AI policy”
2019
Nancy Amato
“For exceptional leadership in service of RAS conferences, publications, and membership, as well as mentorship of RAS volunteers”
Alessandro De Luca
“For contributions to the robotics and automation community through research innovation and education, and for leadership in publication and conference activities in RAS”
David E. Orin
“For exceptional leadership and dedication to RAS financial activities, governance, and awards”
2018
Antonio Bicchi
“For his leadership in the robotics and automation community through research innovation, technology transfer, education and professional development.”
Bill Hamel
“For continued leadership that has significantly contributed to the growth and development of robotics in hazardous environments and to the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society”
2017
Vijay Kumar
“For his leadership in building institutions and in creating national and international programs to promote robotics and automation”
Peter B. Luh
“For exceptional vision and leadership in strengthening and promoting the field of automation science and engineering”
2016
Ken Goldberg
“For his exceptional leadership, innovations and contributions to advancing automation science and engineering, particularly public outreach and archival publications”
Nikos Papanikolopoulos
“For his leadership, innovation, and dedication in RAS conference activities”
2015
Bruno Siciliano
“For his outstanding leadership in the robotics and automation community as a research innovator, an inspired educator, a dedicated contributor of professional service, an ambassador of science and technology”
2014
Paolo Dario
“For pioneering and consolidating robotics as pervasive technology, with interdisciplinary and visionary ideas, extending RAS leadership through inclusiveness towards other communities”
Oussama Khatib
“In recognition of his vision and leadership in introducing and nurturing important innovations in conferences in robotics and automation”
2013
Award Not Presented
2012
George Bekey
“For his leadership in the robotics and automation community, realized through innovative research, education, and service contributions”
2011
Richard Volz
“For exceptional leadership in RAS governance, publications and society procedures”
2010
C.S. George Lee
“For leadership and contributions in RAS technical activities and conferences”
2009
Tzyh-Jong Tarn
“For leadership in initiation of the Robotics and Automation Society, establishment of original awards, and promotion of world-wide conference activities”
Toshio Fukuda
“For leadership in expanding RAS technical activities to Japan and his contributions to RAS technical activities”
2008
Georges Giralt
