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Six Robotics Pioneers Win 2022 Engelberger AwardsThe Association for Advancing Automation (A3) today announced six winners of the 2022 Engelberger Robotics Awards, the world's most prestigious robotics honor. At a special dinner in conjunction with the Automate 2022 Show and Conference in Detroit on June 8, Michael P. Jacobs of Applied Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) will be honored for his leadership in automation while Oussama Khatib of Stanford University will be awarded for education and Marc Raibert of Boston Dynamics for technology. Three more winners will also be celebrated at Automatica in Munich on June 20:
The Engelberger Robotics Award is named after the late Joseph F. Engelberger, known throughout the world as the founding force behind industrial robotics. Since its inception in 1977, the Engelberger Robotics Award has been presented to 134 robotics leaders from 17 different nations for excellence in technology development, application, education and leadership. Each winner receives a $5,000 honorarium and commemorative medallion. "As the robotics industry grows, so does our list of extremely talented nominees deserving of this coveted Engelberger Award," said Jeff Burnstein, president of A3. "In their unique ways, each of these six remarkable individuals have played prominent roles in shaping the robotics industry we're a part of today, from educating future roboticists to advancig the role of mobile, industrial and collaborative robotics in manufacturing facilities and warehouses alike. We expect more great things from this year's winners and look forward to celebrating them at Automate and Automatica."
2022 Engelberger Robotics Awards Winners
"Joe Engelberger's farsighted vision of people and robots working together over the simplest or most complex of tasks is now within reach, and the potential of these emerging robots is being anticipated throughout the world's societies," Khatib said. "Receipt of this award for my robotics work toward his vision -- an award bearing his name -- is a profound honor." Wise, previously the CEO of Fetch Robotics until its acquisition by Zebra Technologies in 2021, now serves as the vice president and general manager of Robotics Automation for Zebra. For nearly 20 years, Wise has been designing, building, and programming robotic hardware and software. She was the second employee at Willow Garage, a research and development laboratory specializing in robotics, where she led a team of engineers developing next-generation robot hardware and software. In 2014, she and other members of Willow Garage founded Fetch Robotics, which is best known for its autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for warehouses. "I'm truly honored to receive the Joseph Engelberger award for Technology," Wise said. "Just as Engelberger forged the path of industrial robots in manufacturing automation, the Fetch Robotics team has followed in his footsteps to bring AMRs to the forefront of manufacturing and logistics automation. I am deeply inspired by Engelberger's work, and with Zebra, I hope to continue to push the boundaries of robotics technology to enable the adoption of robotics in new industries and applications." Jacobs, the founder and CEO of AMT, is an expert in the robotic automation industry. Prior to AMT, at GMF Robotics (now FANUC), he pioneered the product development and market introduction of robot simulation and offline programming systems. "Recognition by industry leaders with an award that bears the name of Joseph Engelberger is a highlight of my career," Jacobs said. "I am truly honored and deeply humbled." The other Engelberger winners have led or been involved in advancing the automation industry in myriad ways:
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About Association for Advancing Automation (A3)
A3 hosts a number of industry-leading events, including Automate Preview Series (Ongoing), the Automate Show & Conference (June 6-9, 2022, in Detroit, MI), The Autonomous Mobile Robot & Logistics Week (October 10-13, 2022, in Boston, MA) and The Vision Show (October 11-13, 2022, in Boston, MA).
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