The robotic industry’s ultimate honor, the Engelberger Robotics Awards, was presented to four leaders in the robotic field at the 37th International Symposium on Robotics, May 16th, during AUTOMATICA in Munich, Germany. 

Honoring significant achievements in the areas of leadership, application, education, and technology development, the awards are named after the ‘‘father of robotics’‘, Joseph F. Engelberger.  Jean-Paul Boillot received the Technology Development award from the Robotics Industries Association.

Having founded Servo-Robot Inc. in 1983, Jean-Paul Boillot leads a company with subsidiaries worldwide.  He holds several patents in the fields of laser sensors and robotics.  Mr. Boillot has contributed to the evolution of intelligent welding and robotic control technology through the development of laser vision cameras, sensors, process control modules and other related products used by firms around the world.  This increases product quality and value, thus improving the user’s global competitiveness and profitability.  This capability has opened up new applications for robots and increased the number of successful robotic installations. 

In addition to publishing many articles and presenting at international conferences, Mr. Boillot is an active member of the Robotic Industries Association and the Automated Imaging Association.  He also belongs to several international professional associations.  Mr. Boillot is also currently the chairman of the board of PRECARN, a Canadian industry non profit research and development consortium.

The winners of the award.
From left to right: Dr. Hans Josef Haepp, Mercedes-Benz (Germany), Mr. Kevin Ostby, FANUC Robotics America (U.S.A.), Dr. Peter Kopacek, Vienna University of Technology (Austria) and Mr. Boillot.