Six Robotics Pioneers Win 2022 Engelberger Awards

Automation industry’s most prestigious honor to be presented to three at Automate 2022 in Detroit on June 8 and three at Automatica in Munich June 20

ANN ARBOR, Michigan—The促进自动化协会（A3）今天宣布了2022年恩格伯格机器人奖的六名获奖者，这是世界上最负盛名的机器人荣誉。在特殊的晚餐中与自动化2022年表演和会议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.

还将在自动in Munich on June 20:

• Bertil Thorvaldsson of ABB for leadership
• 那不勒斯大学Federico II教育的Bruno Siciliano
• 斑马技术的梅洛尼·明智

乔斯末的名字命名的eph F. Engelberger, known throughout the world as the founding force behind industrial robotics, the Engelberger Robotics Award is the world's most prestigious robotics honor. Since its inception in 1977, the Engelberger Robotics Awards have 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 advancing 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机器人奖奖得主

The six honorees were selected by the Past Chairs of the A3 Technology Strategy Board. Khatib, a roboticist and a professor of computer science at Stanford University, is credited with seminal work in areas ranging from robot motion planning and control, human-friendly robot design, to haptic interaction and human motion synthesis.

”乔Engelberger的人民和有远见的眼光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是Fetch Robotics的首席执行官Wise，直到2021年Zebra Technologies收购，现在是Zebra机器人自动化的副总裁兼总经理。近20年来，Wise一直在设计，构建和编程机器人硬件和软件。她是专门从事机器人技术的研发实验室Willow Garage的第二名员工，在那里她领导了一组工程师，开发了下一代机器人硬件和软件。2014年，她和Willow Garage的其他成员创立了Fetch Robotics，该机器人以其自动移动机器人（AMR）而闻名。

怀斯说：“我很荣幸获得约瑟夫·恩格伯格（Joseph Engelberger）的技术奖。”“就像恩格伯格（Engelberger）在制造自动化中锻造工业机器人的道路一样，Fetch Robotics团队也遵循了他的脚步，将AMR带到了制造和物流自动化的最前沿。我受到恩格伯格（Engelberger）的作品的深刻启发，我希望继续推动机器人技术的界限，以使在新行业和应用中采用机器人技术。”

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.”

其他恩格伯格（Engelberger）的获奖者领导或参与以无数的方式推进自动化行业：

• Marc Raibert is the founder, former CEO and now chairman of Boston Dynamics, a robotics company known for creating BigDog, Atlas, Spot and Handle.
• Thorvaldsson is the global product manager at ABB Robotics, a global leader in power and automation technologies. He joined the company in 1976
• Siciliano是意大利工程师，学术和科学流行者，是Naples Federico II的自动控制教授，ICAROS中心主任，以及电气工程和信息技术系Prisma Lab的协调员。

Award Dinner

Automate的颁奖晚宴将于6月8日下午5:15举行。到晚上8:30在亨廷顿广场会议中心的大宴会厅。该活动的门票包括鸡尾酒会和晚餐，在注册2022年自动赛和会议时可能会购买。由促进自动化协会（A3），在芝加哥二十年后自动返回底特律。该活动将为500多家公司展示最新的机器人技术，机器视觉，人工智能（AI），运动控制和智能自动化以及预期的20,000名参与者，并带到该市的亨廷顿广场中心。

Reminders about Automate:

• 注册2022 Automate AThttps://www.automateshow.com.
• Apply for a press pass athttps://www.automateshow.com/form.cfm?form_id=151
• Review the list of conference speakers athttps://www.automateshow.com/conference/2022-conference-agenda

关于促进自动化协会（A3）

The促进自动化协会(A3) is the leading global advocate for the benefits of automating. A3 promotes automation technologies and ideas that transform the way business is done. Members of A3 represent nearly 1,100 automation manufacturers, component suppliers, system integrators, end users, academic institutions, research groups and consulting firms from throughout the world that drive automation forward.

A3举办了许多行业领先的活动，包括自动预览系列(Ongoing), the自动表演与会议(June 6-9, 2022, in Detroit, MI), The Autonomous Mobile Robot & Logistics Week (October 10-13, 2022, in Boston, MA) andThe Vision Show（2022年10月11日至13日，在马萨诸塞州波士顿）。

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