We are excited to announce the recipient of the Best Paper Award selected by the IEEE-RAS Technical Committee on Whole-Body Control for 2023. This award celebrates exceptional research in the field of whole-body control in robotics.

The Whole-Body Control Paper Award is presented to:

Title:
“A Control Approach for Human-Robot Ergonomic Payload Lifting”
Presented at the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 7504-7510.

Authors:
Lorenzo Rapetti, Carlotta Sartore, Mohamed Elobaid, Yeshasvi Tirupachuri, Francesco Draicchio, Tomohiro Kawakami, Takahide Yoshiike, and Daniele Pucci.

Recognition of the Award Committee:

We would also like to extend our sincere gratitude to the anonymous members of the award committee, whose invaluable expertise and dedication in evaluating the submissions made this award possible. While their identities remain confidential, their efforts in ensuring the integrity and fairness of the award selection process are deeply appreciated.

Please join us in congratulating the authors and acknowledging the contributions of the award committee in advancing the field of whole-body control in robotics.