Mechanisms and Robotics Award
| ASME Unit: | Design Engineering Division (DED) |
| Date Established: | 1974 |
| Achievement: | The award is to be given for a cumulative contribution to the field of mechanism design or theory. Continued distinction is to be a primary requisite |
| Limitations: | An individual may receive the award only one time. Members of the Mechanisms and Robotics Committee cannot be nominated to receive the award while they are members of said committee. |
| Nomination Deadline: | 8/10 |
| Form of Award: | Inscribed plaque and honorarium. |
| Frequency of Award: | Annual |
| Administrative: | Mechanisms and Robotics Honors and Awards Subcommittee |
| Level of Award: | Division |
| Selected By: | Mechanisms and Robotics Award committee. |
| Selecting Process: |
The mechanics for identifying, selecting, and nominating the recipient of this award is as follows. |
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| Date Created: | 12/8/2008 |
| Date Modified: | 1/8/2013 |
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Mechanisms and Robotics Award Recipients
| 1974 | J. E. Shigley |
| 1974 | R. S. Hartenberg |
| 1974 | A. S. Hall, Jr. |
| 1976 | F. R. E. Crossley |
| 1978 | F. Freudenstein |
| 1980 | G. N. Sandor |
| 1982 | B. Roth |
| 1984 | G. G. Lowen |
| 1986 | K. H. Hunt |
| 1988 | A. G. Erdman |
| 1990 | K. J. Waldron |
| 1992 | J. Duffy |
| 1994 | A. Soni |
| 1996 | A. T. Yang |
| 1998 | A. Midha |
| 2000 | J. Angeles |
| 2002 | K.C. Gupta |
| 2004 | J. J. Uicker, Jr. |
| 2005 | J. K. Davidson |
| 2006 | K. Kazerounian |
| 2007 | C. W. Wampler, II |
| 2008 | C. Gosselin |
| 2009 | L.L. Howell |
| 2012 | Vijay Kumar |
| 2013 | Steven Dubowsky |
| 2014 | Gregory Chirikjian |
| 2015 | Jian Sheng Dai |
| 2016 | Sunil K. Agrawal |
| 2020 | Not awarded |
| 2021 | Qiaode (Jeffery) Ge |
| 2022 | Not awarded |