Winners of RAYA Award
Congratulations to the Winners!
The Robotics of the Year Award celebrates cutting-edge innovations that redefine the boundaries of robotics and AI. This prestigious honor spotlights transformative technologies addressing global challenges across healthcare, manufacturing, and environmental sectors. By recognizing visionary engineers and researchers, the award showcases breakthroughs that promise to reshape our world through advanced robotics. From enhancing industrial automation to revolutionizing medical procedures, these winning projects exemplify the pinnacle of robotic engineering and its potential to drive societal progress.
Previous Winners
2024
The 2024 Robotics Applications of the Year Award celebrated transformative robotic innovations in pharmaceutical manufacturing. The awards, hosted at F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd in Kaiseraugst, Switzerland and organized by ISPE D/A/CH SIG Future Robotics, highlighted how robotics are revolutionizing precision, efficiency, and quality in drug production processes. The event underscored the pharmaceutical industry’s commitment to integrating cutting-edge robotic technologies to address complex production challenges.
2023
The prestigious RAYA (Robotics Applications of the Year Award) 2023 ceremony took place at ESSERT AG in Bruchsal, Germany, as part of the ISPE D/A/CH SIG Future Robotics Workshop. This event showcased cutting-edge advancements in pharmaceutical robotics, drawing over 60 industry professionals from across Europe.
Highlights of the RAYA 2023 Awards
- 20 innovative robotics applications competed across 9 categories.
- Live pitches and on-site voting for the audience award
- Representation from leading pharmaceutical companies and robotics firms
The RAYA awards recognize excellence in robotics applications, fostering innovation and collaboration within the pharmaceutical industry. This annual event serves as a platform for networking, knowledge sharing, and discovering breakthrough advances in pharma robotics.
2022
The first ISPE D/A/CH Robotics Award 2022 was awarded to groninger & co. gmbh, SKAN AG, and PSM GmbH for their RoboCell innovation. The jury was particularly impressed by the efficiency gains and the complete elimination of manual handling in the sterile production environment.
This award highlights the importance of robotics for efficiency, safety, and quality in pharmaceutical manufacturing. RoboCell sets new standards for automating sterile processes and serves as a model for future innovations in the industry.