The Automate Innovation Awards
May 6–9, 2024 | Chicago, Illinois, USA
Join us in celebrating breakthroughs in automation! Submissions for entry have been closed, but our 2024 finalists have been selected!
ABOUT THE COMPETITION
The Automate Innovation Awards is a prestigious event recognizing and celebrating the latest innovations pushing the boundaries of technology and creating a better world for us all.
Nominations will be judged based on technological innovation and uniqueness in the field of industrial automation, as well as measurable impact regarding increased efficiencies, reduced costs, improved quality or enhanced safety.
The winners will receive the Automate Innovation Award trophy and be spotlighted on the Automate Show website.
AWARDS CEREMONY DETAILS
May 6, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
The Automate Show Theater (Booth 3641)
Free for all Automate registrants
NOMINEES, FINALISTS & WINNERS
Hardware Nominees, Finalists & Winners
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2024 WINNER
AMD Embedded+ Architecture
AMD - Advance Micro Devices, Inc.
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Software Nominees, Finalists & Winners
Systems Nominees, Finalists & Winners
2024 FINALIST
Everyware GreenEdge on Eurotech’s Reliagate 10-14
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OUR JUDGES
Hardware
Catherine Morris
Consulting Specialist,
CCM Sales Consulting
Hardware
Stu Shepherd
President,
Shepherd Solutions Inc.
Hardware
Jim Wells
Sr. Staff Research Engineer (Retired),
General Motors R&D
Hardware
Greg Hollows
Vice President, Product Strategy
Edmund Optics
Software
Kence Anderson
CEO & Founder,
Composable.io
Software
Howie Choset
Kavcic-Moura Professor of Computer Science,
Carnegie Mellon University
Software
Irene Petrick
Industrial Innovation Senior Director
Intel (retired)
Systems
Mark Lewandowski
Director, Robotics Innovation | Global Engineering,
Proctor & Gamble
Systems
John Lizzi
Executive Leader - Robotics,
GE Global Research
Systems
Kira Noodleman
Partner,
Bee Partners
AWARD CATEGORIES
We will select up to five finalists from each category before narrowing down to the three final Innovation Awards winners. All finalists will be recognized across the Automate website, social channels and certificates.
Hardware
Recognizes physical hardware products used in automation (equipment, components, devices, robots, sensors, motors, conveyors, etc.) to enhance automated processes and operations.
Software
Recognizes software-based platforms, applications, algorithms, interfaces and solutions designed to improve efficiency, data analysis, automation control and more.
Systems
Recognizes integrated systems and machines that combine hardware, or hardware and software components, to provide efficient automation.