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2005 SOCIETY AWARDS

2005 SOCIETY AWARDS. Steve Hsia RAS Awards Committee Chair Barcelona April 20, 2005. RAS Distinguished Service Award. To recognize an individual who has performed outstanding service for the benefit and advancement of the Robotics and Automation Society. Evaluation Committee.

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2005 SOCIETY AWARDS

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  1. 2005 SOCIETY AWARDS Steve Hsia RAS Awards Committee Chair Barcelona April 20, 2005

  2. RAS Distinguished Service Award To recognize an individual who has performed outstanding service for the benefit and advancement of the Robotics and Automation Society.

  3. EvaluationCommittee • George Lee (Chair) • David Orin • Richard Volz

  4. RAS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD2005Recipients • Norman Caplan Citation: For outstanding service to the RAS as President and as Vice President for Conference Activities. • Toshio Fukuda Citation: For his outstanding contributions to the RAS Society and Conference Activities and his leadership in establishing and coordinating IROS conferences. • Steve Hsia Citiation: For his outstanding contributions to the RAS Society Activities and his leadership in establishing the Society's IEEE Technical Field Award and coordinating other Society Awards.

  5. Early Academic and Industry or Government Career Award in Robotics and Automation To recognize persons within 7 years of earning his/hers Highest academic degree who have made an identifiable contribution or contributions which have had a major impact on the robotics and/or automation fields.

  6. Evaluation Committee • Ken Goldberg (Chair) • Antonio Bicchi • Peter Corke • Maja Mataric • Elon Rimon • Katsu Yamane

  7. EARLEY INDUSTRY CAREER AWARD IN ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION2005 Recipient Ayanna Howard Citation: For contributions to soft-computing techniques for robot reasoning and learning in space applications.

  8. EARLY ACADEMIC CAREER AWARD IN ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION 2005Co-Recipients • Yoky Matsuoka Citation: For contributions to the design of new robotic devices that facilitate neuromuscular assistance, learning, and rehabilitation. • Allison Okamura Citation: For contributions to the design and control of haptic devices and to teleoperated and needle-based robot-assisted surgery.

  9. PIONEER IN ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION AWARD To recognize individuals who by virtue of initiating new areas of research, development or engineering have had a significant impact on development of the robotics and/or automation fields. The award is intended for people who are in the mid or late portions of their careers, i.e., at least 10 years beyond his or her highest earned academic degree.

  10. Evaluation Committee • Georges Giralt (Chair) • Georges Bekey • Shigeo Hirose • John Hollerback • Bruno Siciliano • Kazuo Tanie

  11. PIONEER IN ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION AWARD 2005 Co-Recipients • Gerd Hirzinger Citation: For his pioneering research in mechatronic devices, teleoperation, articulated hands, and lightweight robots, and his leadership in space robotics programs in Europe. • Hirochika  Inoue Citation: For his life long commitment to innovation and excellence in robotics research in Japan and in the world.

  12. 2005 IEEE Fellow Fellow grade is an honor bestowed upon a person of outstanding and extraordinary qualifications in IEEE designated fields who has made important individual contributions to one or more of these fields.

  13. Fellow Evaluation Committee • Steve Hsia (Chair) • Art Sanderson • Kazuo Tanie • George Lee • Dave Orin • Gerd Hirzinger • Bruno Siciliano • Toshio Fukuda

  14. Anthony Maciejewski Xiaoping Yun Tim Salcudean Ronald Lumia Junku Yuh Beom Hee Lee Kok-Meng Lee Minoru Asada Kenneth Goldberg 2005 IEEE Fellows

  15. 2006 IEEE Fellow Evaluation Committee Report Steve Hsia April 20, 2005 Barcelona

  16. Fellow Evaluation Committee Membership • Chair: Steve Hsia • Members: Dick Volz Bruno Siciliano Gerd Hirzinger George Lee Toshio Fukuda Dave Orin

  17. Committee Progress Report • Nomination Deadline was March 1, 2005. • Evaluation Committee reports back to IEEE by June 15, 2005. • Thereare 19 candidates to be evaluated. • The committee has met on April 20.

  18. 2005 IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION AWARD ICRA2005 Barcelona April 20, 2005

  19. IEEE Robotics and Automation Award • An IEEE Technical Field Award to honor an individual for outstanding contributions to robotics and automation • Sponsored by Robotics and Automation Society • Prize: Certificate, Bronze medal, $10,000 Honorarium

  20. Selection Committee • Chair: Steve Hsia • Members: Georges Giralt Enrique Ruspini (NNS) Peter Luh Toshio Fukuda John Vig (SC) Tony Bejczy

  21. 2005 Award Recipient Seiuemon Inaba Honorary Chairman, FANUC. Ltd Citation: For long-standing leadership and technical contributions to the development of Numerical Control machines, industrial robots, and flexible factory automation.

  22. 2006 Award selection Committee Status Tony Bejczy is the new chair There is a new committee Selection Committee has held two teleconference meetings, a candidate and an alternate have been nominated to the IEEE Board of Directors for their approval in June of 2005

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