Dr. Ruzena Bajcsy, founder of the GRASP Lab, has been named by the IEEE Board of Directors the recipient of the 2013 IEEE Robotics and Automation Award for her contributions in the field of robotics and automation with the following citation: “For contributions to computer vision, the active perception paradigm, and medical robotics”.
For nearly a century, the IEEE Awards Program has paid tribute to technical professionals whose exceptional achievements and outstanding contributions have made a lasting impact on technology, society, and the engineering profession. Each year the IEEE Awards Board recommends a highly selective group of recipients to receive IEEE’s most prestigious honors.