IFR Press Release on IERA Award Winner Published

IFR published the press release on the latest IERA Award winner: 

Pioneering Robot “OTTO” Wins the 2025 IERA Award

OTTO by Rockwell Automation awarded for pioneering heavy-load AMRs and large mobile robot fleets

Seoul, Nov 19, 2025 — The 2025 “Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Robotics & Automation” (IERA) goes to OTTO by Rockwell Automation for its pioneering achievement in developing the company’s autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).

OTTO was the first company to build an AMR solution capable of transporting heavy loads through factories and operating in robot fleets larger than 100 units, setting a technological milestone in professional service robotics. 

About IERA Award

Established in 2005, the IERA Award is presented annually by The IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (IEEE/RAS) Industrial Activities Board and the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). It highlights and honours the achievements of inventors with value creating ideas and entrepreneurs who propel those ideas into world-class products.

In 2026 the IERA Award session will take place at the ICRA in Vienna from 1 to 5 June 2026.