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 The Report of the 6th Award Ceremony
 This award is named in honor of Motohiro Kisoi who was trapped under the debris of a wooden apartment building and died at the age of 23 in the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake on 17 Jan. 1995. He was studying intelligent manipulation of robots at Kobe University and dreaming of pursuing his career as a researcher or engineer engaging in robotics which could soothing people's mind.
To take over his dream, this award would be given young researchers or engineers, under 40 years old, marking outstanding achievement in the study and development of the rescue system. And IRS launched this awarding project on 17th January 2005, the 10th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.
We accept candidates annually from the general public. They are examined and judged by the review board with varied specialism. The winners are given the Kisoi Motohiro Award in the award presenting ceremony every year around 17 Jan.
And, in 2009, we have created a new category for students "the Award for Encouragement" to encourage students who major in or study the rescue robotics.
The Regulation of "Kisoi Motohiro Award"(J)(PDF)
 The Past Winners of the Kisoi Motohiro Award |
| Academic Achievement | Technical Achievement |
| 2009 | Kenjiro Tadakuma, Osaka Univ. | Hiroki Shimora, AIST |
| 2008 | Atsushi Yamashita, Shizuoka Univ. | Tomoharu Doi, Osaka PCT |
| 2007 | Kazunori Ohno, Tohoku Univ. | Jun-ichi Meguro, Waseda Univ. |
| 2006 | Mitchinori Hatayama, DPRI Kyoto Univ. | Yasushi Hada, RIKEN |
| 2005 | Hideyuki Tsukagoshi, Tokyo Ins. of Tech. | Naoji Shiroma, IRS |
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| Special Award | |
| 2009 | Academic Contribution | Robin Murphy, Texas A&M Univ. |
| 2007 | Academic Contribution | Satoshi Tadokoro, Tohoku Univ. |
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| Award for Encouragement | |
| 2010 | The Study of Rescue Robotics | Genta Kawabata, Hokkaido Univ. New! |
| Rescue Robot Contest | "Jiyu Koubou", Osaka Electro-Cummunication Univ. |
| RoboCup Jr. IRS Award | "Hibiscus", Iori Yamamura, Hakata Girl's Jr. High School |
| 2009 | The Study of Rescue Robotics | Shingo Isayama, Kobe Univ. |
| Rescue Robot Contest | Robot Circle "Mechaniker", Okayama Pref. Univ |
Kisoi Motohiro Award is supported by public subscription. We would grateful for your support.
The Prospectus of "Kisoi Motohiro Award"(J)(PDF)
And also, we would like to show our sincerest appreciation for all the donators.
The List of Donators (J) as of Mar. 2009
Information about the next application will be announced on this web site in early July 2011.
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