The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) and the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (IEEE RAS) jointly sponsor the Invention and Entrepreneurship Award. The purpose of this award is to highlight and honour the achievements of the inventors with value creating ideas and entrepreneurs who propel those ideas into world-class products.

During the conference will be a special session on Tuesday morning, 8 June 2010, for chosen applicants to present their innovations. The application deadline for the IERA AWARD is 31 March 2010. For further details regarding the application process please click here.

Additional information about the AWARD, the prizes and previous winners can be found here.

The IERA Award Ceremony will take place on Tuesday evening, 8 June 2010, during the Gala Dinner at the famous Lenbach Palais.