The euRobotics Technology Transfer Award celebrates successful collaborations between research and industry in Europe that turn innovative robotic research into real-world products and services. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding examples of this technology transfer, with trophies awarded to the winners and certificates presented to the top three contenders. All finalists benefit from significant exposure and networking opportunities.
Learn more about how to apply for the euRobotics Technology Transfer Award below and boost your robotics innovation today!
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Call for Applications - Tech Transfer Award 2027
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About
Description: Recognizes and celebrates exceptional achievements in the transfer of robotics technology from research environments into practical industrial applications. The award specifically highlights the essential role this technology transfer plays in maintaining Europe’s leading position in the global robotics landscape.
Established: 2004
Prize: Winners receive trophies, and finalists receive certificates. All finalists gain exposure and networking opportunities.
Eligibility: The technology transfer should have taken place in Europe and should have resulted in robotics products, applications or services. The scientific results have to originate from RTOs, universities, polytechnic universities, not from research conducted in-house in industry. Up to three representatives from all partners involved in a successful technology transfer may apply. The technology transfer should demonstrate early commercialization signs.
Basis for Judging: A distinguished jury of experts from industry and academia evaluate applications based on innovation and commercial impact. Factors considered include depth and breadth of technology transfer, early market success indicators, and potential for sustained competitive advantage. Shortlisted finalists are invited to present their projects at the European Robotics Forum (ERF). The jury selects the winners based on the written application, presentation, and Q&A.
Presentation: The award session is held annually at the European Robotics Forum (ERF), prizes are awarded during a special award ceremony at ERF.
Questions? See FAQ section in call document
Contact: TechTransferAward@eu-robotics.net
Jury member statements
Werner Kraus
Head of Research Division Automation and Robotics Fraunhofer IPA
”Robotics is entering the era of Physical AI, where advances in artificial intelligence meet the physical world. Europe has an outstanding research base in robotics and AI. The key challenge now is to turn this strength into products, companies and solutions that create real economic and societal value.
As chair of the 24th euRobotics Technology Transfer Award, I look forward to seeing Europe’s most promising examples of successful technology transfer at #ERF2027.”
Fariba Khatami
“As innovation cycles continue to accelerate, strong partnerships between research and industry are more important than ever. The euRobotics Tech Transfer Award recognizes outstanding collaborations between academia and industry that transform promising research into market-ready innovations with tangible impact. VDMA Robotics strongly supports this important initiative, and I am honored to serve on its distinguished jury. I look forward to celebrating successful robotics innovations – this time in Birmingham (#ERF2027).”
Claus Risager
CEO and Founder at REGASIR ApS
“In 2020, as the CEO and Founder of Blue Ocean Robotics, we won the euRobotics Technology Transfer Award. As a result our robot solutions gained wide exposure to customers and partners, significantly impacting our success. I therefore encourage everyone in robotics who has a great robotic product and real commercial traction to apply for this award.”
Georg von Wichert
Head of Autonomous Systems & Control at Siemens
“Turning excellent research into real-world impact is at the heart of successful technology transfer. The euRobotics Tech Transfer Award recognizes outstanding collaborations between academia and industry that make this happen. I am honored to serve on the jury and look forward to celebrating the best examples at ERF2027 in Birmingham.”
Nicola Tomatis
CEO at BlueBotics SA
“Every breakthrough in robotics starts with a great idea, but only a few make the challenging journey from research to industrial success. The euRobotics Technology Transfer Award recognizes the teams that successfully turn innovation into impact by bringing advanced robotics technologies to the market. If you believe your innovation is making a real difference, I encourage you to submit your application and showcase your achievement.”
Call for Applications
Tech Transfer Award 2027
Application deadline: January 17th 2027
Winners
2026
This edition of the euRobotics Technology Transfer Award was presented during the European Robotics Forum 2026 in Stavanger, Norway.
- First place: TR4CE-Weld – Tracing in Realtime 4 Cobot-Enhanced Welding (Fraunhofer IPA, TRUMPF, LORCH)
- Second place: PhiCube – The Robotic PlayStation for Habilitation (National Research Council of Italy and Rehabilia Technologies Srl)
2025
This edition of the TechTransfer Award was presented during the European Robotics Forum 2025 which was held in Stuttgart, Germany.
- First prize: Hammerhead – Enabling Precision Agriculture Through Autonomous Robots
- Second prize: PREDIRE – Autonomous Sewer Network Inspection System
- Third prize: olixSense – AI-Powered Inertial Measurement Unit for Advanced Robotics
2024
This edition of the TechTransfer Award was presented during the European Robotics Forum 2024 which was held in Rimini, Italy.
- First prize: LoadRunner – Mobile Robotics for highly agile and flexible sortation (KION, Fraunhofer IML)
- Second prize: Robot Masonry: WLTR (CVUT, KM Robotics, Wienerberger)
- Third prize: Cobomanip – An intelligent load manipulator (cobot) combining high precision and force control and operator assistances (CEA List, KUKA, Airbus Atlantic)
2023
This edition of the TechTransfer Award was presented during the European Robotics Forum 2023 which was held in Odense, Denmark.
- First prize: ROPCA – AI and Robotically assisted Ultrasound for the diagnosis and monitoring of Rheumatoid Arthritis frees Rheumatologist to focus on care
- Second prize: Leverage Robotics ToolCubes – Passive Tooling for Highest Flexibility in Robotic Multi-Task-Applications (Dr. Roman Weitschat, Jan Cremer, Dimitri Butsch)
- Third prize: ROBCO (Constantin Dresel, Roman Hölzl, Paul Maroldt)
2022
This edition of the TechTransfer Award was presented during the European Robotics Forum 2022 which was held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
- First prize: University of Bremen, Ubica Robotics GmbH, dmTECH GmbH – Robotics in Retail for Up-to-Date Digital Twins of Retail Stores (Michael Beetz, Georg Bartels, Jan-David Walter)
2021
This edition of the TechTransfer Award was presented during the European Robotics Forum 2021 which was an online edition.
- First prize: VEMO The first AI-powered, robotic therapy in Intensive Care – THE TEAM: Alexander König (Reactive Robotics) Sami Haddadin (Munich School of Robotics and Machine Intelligence) Friedemann Müller (Schön Klinik Bad Aibling)
- Second prize: The Myosuit: Textile-Powered Mobility – THE TEAM: Jaime E. Duarte (MyoSwiss) Kai Schmidt (MyoSwiss) Michele Xiloyannis (ETH Zurich) Luca Renato Traini (University Hospital of Zurich) Robert Riener (ETH Zurich)
- Third prize: Wearable Robotics – THE TEAM: Antonio Frisoli (Wearable Robotics / Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna) Lucia Lencioni (Wearable Robotics) Massimo Bergamasco (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna)
2020
This edition of the TechTransfer Award was presented during the European Robotics Forum 2020 which was held in Malaga.
- First prize: Odense University Hospital, Blue Ocean Robotics & UVD Robots – UV Disinfection Robot – Saving Lives Every Day – THE TEAM: Claus Risager (CEO – Blue Ocean Robotics), Per Juul Nielsen (CEO – UVD Robots), Hans Jørn Kolmos (MD, DMSc – Odense University Hospital)
- Second Prize: Voliro AG – Voliro – Hands in the Sky – THE TEAM: Mina Kamel, Timo Mueller, Anurag Vempati
- Third Prize: Vrije Universiteit Brussel & Axiles Bionics – From AMP-Foot to Axiles Bionics – THE TEAM: Prof. Dirk Lefeber (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Lennert Vierendeels (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Dr. Pierre Cherelle (Axiles Bionics), Jacques Langhendries (Axiles Bionics)
2019
This edition of the TechTransfer Award was presented during the European Robotics Forum 2019 which was held in Bucharest, Romania.
- Third prize: Sevensense Robotics AG – Empowering service robots with Visual SLAM – THE TEAM: Dr. Gregory Hitz, Dr. Marcin Dymczyk, Gianluca Cesari
2017
This edition of the TechTransfer Award was presented during the European Robotics Forum 2017 which was held in Edinburg, Scotland.
- First prize: Fotokite – Unlocking safety and accountability barriers with Fotokite (Dr. Sergei Lupashin, Christopher McCall)
- Second Prize: Hunova – The new era in rehabilitation (Simone Ungaro, Carlo Sanfilippo, Jody Saglia – Co-founders of Movendo Technology)
- Third Prize: ANYdrive – An advanced modular joint actuator for interacting robots (Hanspeter Fässler – ANYbotics AG, Andreas Lauber – ANYbotics AG, Marco Hutter – ETH Zurich, Robotic Systems Lab)