The AI & Robotics Research Awards 2025, held at the Royal Society on 12 March, celebrated the extraordinary achievements of researchers, leaders and collaborators driving innovation in trustworthy autonomous systems. These awards honoured groundbreaking research, impactful industry partnerships, inspiring leadership, and meaningful contributions to the community.
And the winners were…
Best Demonstation: ABC – Adaptive, Biomimetic, Cost-effective collaborative robots for next-gen smart farming
Vishuu Mohan, Klaus McDonald-Maier, Daniel Cedillo, Roberto Mendivil and Flavia Popescu-Richardson
Best Research Paper (ECR): Learning Garment Manipulation Policies Toward Robot-Assisted Dressing
Fan Zhang and Yiannis Demiris
Best Research Project (Impact): Lincoln Agri-Robotics
Marc Hanheide, Simon Pearson, Simon Parsons, Elizabeth Sklar, Riccardo Polvara and Rajitha de Silva
Best Research Paper (Overall): The Challenges and Opportunities of Human-Centered AI for Trustworthy Robots and Autonomous Systems
Hongmei He, John Gray, Angelo Cangelosi, Qinggang Meng, T. Martin McGinnity and Jörn Mehnen
Best Research Project (Research Excellence): AI-Powered ECG Analysis for Cardiovascular Risk Prediction
Arunashis Sau, Boroumand Zeidaabadi, Fu Siong Ng and Libor Pastika
Community Award
Cosmina Dorobantu
Leadership Award
Michael Wooldridge