Entries sought for Robotdalen robot awards

The winner receives € 6,000, as well as a possibility of receiving additionally € 6,000 to further develop the robotics solution in cooperation with Robotdalen. The same goes for the second contestant, who receives € 4,000, with a possibility of receiving additionally € 4,000 for concept development. The third contestant receives € 1,000. The winners will be announced at The Robotics Innovation Challenge, an international Robotdalen event taking place in Sweden on February 9, 2012. Closing date for the award is October 31, 2011, with entry forms available at www.robotdalen.se/award, or interested parties can contact Lennart Karlsson, internationalisation manager, on +46 (0)72 200 91 95, or e-mail award@robotdalen.se. The Robotdalen Innovation Award replaces the Robotdalen Scientific Award, which was established in 2007. The aim of the Robotdalen Scientific Award was to find new and untried methods for robot technology and automation. That goal is still valid, but the new award has a stronger emphasis on the innovation and commercialisation aspects. The competition focus aligns with Robotdalen's mission to enable commercial success of new ideas and research within robotics and automation. Robotdalen is a Swedish robotics initiative with the mission to enable commercial success of new ideas and research within robotics and automation. Robotdalen is financed by VINNOVA (the Swedish Innovation Agency), the European Regional Development Fund and a number of public institutions, universities and companies in Central Sweden.