Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Award
Robotics Award for IFR Secretary General Gudrun Litzenberger
The Secretary General of the International Federation of Robotics, Gudrun Litzenberger, has been honored with the "Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Award". With this important industry prize, the jury honored her services to robotics in the "Leadership" category.
As head of the IFR Statistics Department, Litzenberger has developed the World Robotics Statistics and has worked tirelessly for more than a decade and a half to better understand the global robotics market. "Gudrun Litzenberger's outstanding dedication has established the International Federation of Robotics as the premier source of global robotics statistics at a time when interest in robotics is growing exponentially," says Jeff Burnstein, President of the RIA. "In addition, Gudrun Litzenberger has served as a tireless ambassador for our industry around the globe."
"The Engelberger Robotics Award is a success for my entire team," says Gudrun Litzenberger, Secretary General of the IFR. "We all share a great passion for robotics. Knowing that organizations around the world and even governments use our statistics makes us very proud. The IFR's valid data is very important because it provides clear insights into the use of robots around the world and the impact on the economy."
Source for global robot statistics: "IFR World Robotics Report"
Gudrun Litzenberger has worked for the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) since 1986. In 2002, she moved to the VDMA Robotics and Automation Association, where she was responsible for statistics. Litzenberger then took over responsibility for World Robotics Statistics in 2003 and has been compiling the annual "IFR World Robotics Report" since 2005. Today, this study is considered the most important source for global robot statistics and covers all market-relevant activities of industrial and service robots. Gudrun Litzenberger has been Secretary General of the IFR since 2008. The International Federation of Robotics represents more than 50 manufacturers of industrial robots as well as national robot associations from over twenty countries and was founded in 1987 as a non-profit organization.
Joseph F. Engelberger, considered the "father of robotics", was the founder and president of Unimation - the world's first manufacturer of industrial robots. The award named after him is presented for "contribution to the advancement of robotics in the service of humanity". The prize is endowed with 5,000 dollars and includes the categories: Technology Development, Application, Education and Leadership.
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