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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 $2,000 honorarium.
Applications and Presentation 2011
In a joint event the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society and the International Federation of Robotics recognized and honored outstanding achievements of entrepreneurs in the commercialization of innovative robotic and automation technology. These achievements were recognized in a specially organized IEEE/IFR Joint Forum on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Robotics and Automation, which was held in conjunction with the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation (ICRA). The selected finalists presented their story of the genesis of a successful innovative product in robotics and automation from its very inception to the final state of commercialization in a series of plenary lectures. The ultimate winner was chosen by an evaluation board, consisting of distinguished individuals from industry and academia.
On 9 May during the ICRA Reception Party the IERA Award was presented to Bruno Maisonnier, Aldebaran Robotics for his Humanoid Robot NAO. A prestigious plaque was awarded to each finalist and a US$ 2,000 prize was awarded to the winner.
Applications and Presentation 2012
In 2012 the IEEE/IFR Joint Forum on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Robotics and Automation will be held in conjunction with the International Trade Fair for Automation and Mechatronics (AUTOMATICA) on 23rd May 2012 in Munich.
Please download the Call for Applications (pdf 54 kb) for more details.
Award Winners
| 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 |
