For more than a decade, Robotics Business Review‘s RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards have highlighted the most creative and influential innovations from around the world that have advanced the state of robotics. Widely recognized throughout the world as a leading indicator of robotics innovation leadership, the RBR50 is also a critical measure of robotics sector growth.

For the robotics sector, the role, importance and impact of innovation have never been greater. Moreover, it is multiple innovation determinants – technological, business, and market – that act in confluence to accelerate robotics sector growth overall. As a result, the RBR50 celebrates robotics innovation in all its range of forms including:

Business and Management Innovation – Business and management initiatives or practices that enhance a company’s commercial standing, foster robotics sector growth or improve society.

Technology, Products and Services Innovation – New commercial solutions that have the potential to positively impact markets or the robotics sector as a whole.

Application and Market Innovation – Sector-specific, newly developed applications that deliver value, provide entry into new markets, or improve performance over existing approaches (improve productivity, increase quality, reduce cost, etc).

To view the 2023 winners, peruse the table below or our April 2023 Digital Edition (PDF).

Organization	Innovation	Innovation Type	Innovation Subclass
ABB	ABB introduces its smallest robot arm ever	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
Agility Robotics	Agility's Digit humanoid targets logistics tasks	Application & Market	Logistics
Alert Innovation	Alert Innovation acquired by Walmart to boost fulfillment	Business & Management	Leadership
Amazon	Amazon looks to automate ‘Holy Grail’ with Sparrow robot arm	Application & Market	Logistics
AMD	AMD Kria KR260 platform eases robotics development	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
American Robotics	American Robotics expands drone services to oil and gas industries	Application & Market	Energy
Australian Droid + Robot	Robot explores dangerous caves to assess vulnerable bat colonies	Application & Market	Environmental
Boston Dynamics	Boston Dynamics Stretch finds early success unloading trailers	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
Brain Corp	Brain Corp adds dual-purpose to floor-scrubbing robots	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
Cionic	Cionic bionic sleeve assists people with mobility issues	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
Clearpath Robotics	Clearpath OutdoorNav software eases mobile robotics development	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
Coalition Against Weaponized Robots	Coalition takes stand against weaponized robots	Business & Management	Social Good
Deepmind	Deepmind open-sources MujoCo physics engine	Business & Management	Business Models
Foxglove	Foxglove standardizes robotics data recording with MCAP	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
GelSight	MIT spinoff creates affordable, mini tactile sensor	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
HEBI Robotics	HEBI applies modularity expertise to mobile robots	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
Inbolt	Inbolt simplifies use of vision servoing with a unique application	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
Intrinsic	Intrinsic acquires Open Source Robotics Corp	Business & Management	Market Engagement
Inuitive	Inuitive’s vision technologies improve robot autonomy	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
James Webb Space Telescope	James Webb Space Telescope revolutionizes astronomy	Application & Market	Aerospace
Johns Hopkins University	NASA succeeds in 1st planetary defense test mission	Application & Market	Aerospace
Locus Robotics	Locus Robotics surpasses 1 billion picks with AMRs	Business & Management	Market Engagement
Machina Labs	Machina Labs uses robots to manufacture titanium sheet metal parts	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
Main Street Autonomy	Main Street Autonomy simplifies sensor calibration	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
MassRobotics	MassRobotics aims to diversify robotics talent pool	Business & Management	Social Good
Meijer	Meijer uses robots to clean up Great Lakes	Business & Management	Social Good
NASA JPL	Perseverance Rover completes first multi-sol drive on Mars	Application & Market	Aerospace
Nauticus Robotics	Nauticus dives into future of underwater robotics	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
NVIDIA	NVIDIA improves ROS 2 pipeline processing with hardware acceleration	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
OnRobot	OnRobot D:PLOY lowers barriers to robotics adoption	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
Open-Source Leg Project	Open-source leg project democratizes prosthetic development	Technology, Product & Services	Research
Ottonomy	Yeti delivery robot autonomously dispenses packages	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
Photoneo	MotionCam-3D Color camera captures dynamic scenes	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
PickNik Robotics	MoveIt Studio offers low-code robotics development environment	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
Rapid Robotics	Rapid Robotics brings flexibility to robotic workcells	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
RoboTire	RoboTire transforms tire-changing process	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
Skyline Robotics	Skyline Robotics disrupting B window cleaning industry	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
Spacee	Spacee Deming offers simplified approach to shelf-scanning robots	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
SparkAI	SparkAI helps John Deere resolve agriculture autonomy challenges	Application & Market	Agriculture
Stratom	Stratom makes vehicle refueling safer, more efficient	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
Tatum Robotics	Tatum creates revolutionary communication tool for deaf-blind people	Business & Management	Social Good
Telexistence	Telexistence deploys restocking robots at Japanese convenience stores	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
Teradyne	Teradyne merges AMR subsidiaries AutoGuide & MIR	Business & Management	Leadership
Tuskrobots	Tuskrobots develops novel AMR/AGV to automate pallet movement	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
UC Berkeley	DayDreamer algorithm enables robot learning without simulation	Technology, Product & Services	Research
Universal Robots	UR20 is the company's fastest, strongest cobot ever	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
Viam Robotics	Viam combines open-source robotics system with integrated cloud services	Technology, Product & Services	Technology & Product Introduction
Waymo	Waymo continues robotaxi expansion	Application & Market	Transportation
WHILL	WHILL autonomously transports passengers at 1st North American airport	Application & Market	Transportation
WiBotic	WiBotic brings benefits of wireless charging technology to ASRS	Application & Market	Energy