IEEE Robotics and Automation Award for Product Innovation

About the Award

Description: This award is established to identify a company which made an innovative commercial product using Robotics and Automation Science and Technology. Up to three awards will be given annually at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
Established: 2010
Prize: A plaque for the company
Funding: IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
Eligibility: Companies which make innovative commercial products using Robotics and Automation Science and Technology are eligible. The commercial products must have been commercialized within two years from the nomination due date. Examples of appropriate products include home appliances, vehicles, houses, robots, and any other commercially available products that use robotics and automation technology.
Basis for Judging: Factors to be considered are: The significance of the innovation, creativity, technical merits, originality, and potential impact in the field of the product
Presentation: The award will be announced and presented at the annual IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)

Nomination form:

• On-line Submission
• Traditional Form

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Winners of this Award

2023

Energy Robotics GmbH
"Energy Robotics‘ robot and cloud brain software provide autonomous inspection of industrial sites by fleets of heterogeneous mobile robots"

2022

ANYbotics
"ANYmal: a versatile quadruped robot with high mobility for inspection and maintenance"

2021
Sarcos Robotics
"Sarcos Robotics Guardian® XO® Full-Body, Powered Exoskeleton is the world’s first full-body, battery-powered exoskeleton that increases strength and endurance while reducing injury risk"

2020
Fetch Robotics
"For innovations in the VirtualConveyor line of cloud-based autonomous mobile robots for material handling and transport"

2019
Sarcos Robotics
"Sarcos® Robotics Guardian S Mobile IoT Platform: A first-of-its-kind, cloud-connected mobile IoT & sensor platform that provides inspection and surveillance capabilities to augment human-based inspections"

2018
Award not presented

2017
Clearpath Robotics
"Jackal Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV): A small 4-wheeled all-terrain robot with multiple payload capacity and open source software"

2016
Grabit Inc.
"In recognition of the Grabit Panel-Series Grippers that provide innovative and effective fabric handling based on electroadhesion"

2015
HandInScan Ltd.
"In recognition of "Hand-in-Scan" which allows objective evaluation of hand hygiene"

2014
DAIMLER AG, Mercedes-Benz Cars
"In recognition of "Robot Farming" Based on Soft Robotics Technologies - A
Milestone towards Highly Flexible Robot Manufacturing"

2013
Fain-Biomedical, Inc
"In recognition of the Endovascular Evaluator (EVE), forefront of medical simulator for training and evaluation of endovascular surgery"

2012
Award Not Presented

2011
Aldebaran Robotics
"In recognition of the NAO Humanoid Robot For fundamental contributions to the foundations of control of robots and teleoperators, and for contributions to robotics education"

2011
iRobot Corporation
"In recognition of the iRobot Scooba 230 floor washing robot"