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Introduction
In 2005
the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (IEEE/RAS) and the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) agreed to jointly sponsor the Invention and Entrepreneurship Award. The purpose of this award is to highlight and honor the achievements of the inventors with value creating ideas and entrepreneurs who propel those ideas into world-class products. At the same time the joint disposition of the award underlines the determination of both organizations to promote stronger collaboration between robotics science and robotics industry. The annual presented award consists of a plaque and a $2,000 honorarium.
Presentation 2012
In a joint event the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society and the International Federation of Robotics recognized and honored outstanding achievements of entrepreneurs in the commercialization of innovative robotic and automation technology. These achievements were recognized in a specially organized IEEE/IFR Joint Forum on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Robotics and Automation, which was held at the tradeshow AUTOMATICA in Munich. The selected finalists presented their story of the genesis of a successful innovative product in robotics and automation from its very inception to the final state of commercialization in a series of plenary lectures. The ultimate winner was chosen by an evaluation board, consisting of distinguished individuals from industry and academia.
On 23rd May during the IERA Award Networking Dinner the IERA Award was jointly presented to Gino De-Gol, Robocoaster Ltd. for industrial robotics certified for passenger carrying operations and Esben Østergaard, Universal Robots for the flexible and eco-friendly robot arm UR5. A prestigious plaque was awarded to each winner as well as a US$ 1,000 prize.
Applications and Presentation 2013
In 2013 the IEEE/IFR Joint Forum on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Robotics and Automation will be held in conjunction with the ICRA Conference in Karlsruhe, Germany, on 8 May 2013.
Please download the Call for Application for more details.
Award Winners
| 2012 | Esben Østergaard, Universal Robots |
| UR5 - a flexible and eco-friendly robot arm. The UR5 is a small, light and user friendly 6-axis industrial robot, which has been created specifically for small and medium sized enterprises | |
| 2012 | Gino De-Gol, RoboCoaster |
| Passenger Carrying Industrial Robotics - The RoboCoaster TÜV robot is the world's first application of industrial robotics being fully adapted and certified for passenger carrying operations. | |
| 2011 | Bruno Maisonnier, Aldebaran Robotics |
| NAO - Humanoid Robot | |
| 2010 | Alexander Verl, Fraunhofer IPA |
| Inline Measurement Robots - Robots Get the Precision for Car Body Inspection | |
| 2009 | Yoshiyuki Sankai, Cyberdyne Robot Suit HAL |
| Wearable suit that expands, enhances, and supports the physical capabilities of its user | |
| 2008 | Mick Mountz, Pete Wurman, and Raffaello D'Andrea, KIVA Systems |
| Kiva Moblie Fulfillment System, in which pallets, cases, and orders are stored on inventory pods that are picked up and moved by a fleet of mobile robotic drive units to any operator on the factory floor. | |
| 2008 | Thomas Brandstetter, Dieter Steegmüller, and Michael Zürn, Daimler |
| The development of the Assembly 21:an innovative system and assembly concept for rear axle assembly for the new C-Class with cooperatíng robot teams. | |
| 2007 | Hugh Durrant-Whyte, Australian Centre for Field Robotics |
| AutoStrad: An Autonomous Straddle Carrier for movement of shipping containers | |
| 2006 | Rainer Bischoff, KUKA Roboter |
| CAFIR: Flexible and Scalable Collision Avoidance for Industrial Robots based on complex geometric models | |
| 2005 | Joe Jones, I-Robot |
| Roomba Discovery Robotic Floorvac |
