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Best Paper Award

Best Paper Award

The Best Paper Award, sponsored by the IEEE-RAS Technical Committee on Space Robotics with a prize of $400, was selected by the award committee and is presented to…

Award Committee

Amir Rahmani

Chair of awards
NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, USA

Genya Ishigami

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Keio University, Japan

Professor Yang Gao

Department of Engineering
King's College, London

Topics of Interest

  • Design and control of flexible and adaptive technologies for space missions
  • Innovations in materials for extreme conditions
  • Enhanced maintenance and inspection techniques for space infrastructure
  • Strategies for efficient sample collection in space exploration
  • Mitigation of space debris through soft robotics solutions
  • Bio-inspired terrestrial and aerial exploration in space
  • Novel designs for space habitats leveraging soft robotics principles
  • Advancement of soft robotic technologies for enhancing astronaut mobility and functionality in suits, gloves, and other equipment