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Robotic competition prizes, academic research awards, and civic engagement recognitions, newest first.

Showing 38 of 38 awards.

20259

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    A. Taniguchi, Y. Tabuchi, T. Ishikawa, L. El Hafi, Y. Hagiwara, and T. Taniguchi, "2025 Advanced Robotics Best Paper Award", in 2025 Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ 2025), by Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ), Tokyo, Japan, Sep. 4, 2025. [International academic research recognition.]

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    S. Hasegawa, K. Murata, T. Ishikawa, Y. Hagiwara, A. Taniguchi, L. El Hafi, G. A. Garcia Ricardez, and T. Taniguchi, "HSRコミュニティ 優秀発表賞", in 2024 HSR Community General Meeting, by Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ), Tokyo, Japan, Sep. 3, 2025. [Domestic academic research recognition.]

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    NaRiPa, "2nd Place (WRS Executive Committee Chairperson's Award for Excellence)", in 2025 WRS Future Convenience Store Challenge (FCSC 2025), at Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025, by World Robot Summit (WRS), Osaka, Japan, Jul. 19, 2025. [International robotic competition recognition.]

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    NaRiPa, "Stock Task Winner", in 2025 WRS Future Convenience Store Challenge (FCSC 2025), at Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025, by World Robot Summit (WRS), Osaka, Japan, Jul. 19, 2025. [International robotic competition recognition.]

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    NaRiPa, "SICE Award", in 2025 WRS Future Convenience Store Challenge (FCSC 2025), at Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025, by Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE), Osaka, Japan, Jul. 19, 2025. [International academic research recognition.]

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    NaRiPa, "Stock & Disposal Task Daily Winner (July 18, 2025)", in 2025 WRS Future Convenience Store Challenge (FCSC 2025), at Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025, by World Robot Summit (WRS), Osaka, Japan, Jul. 18, 2025. [International robotic competition recognition.]

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    NaRiPa, "Stock Task Daily Winner (July 18, 2025)", in 2025 WRS Future Convenience Store Challenge (FCSC 2025), at Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025, by World Robot Summit (WRS), Osaka, Japan, Jul. 18, 2025. [International robotic competition recognition.]

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    NaRiPa, "Stock Task Daily Winner (July 16, 2025)", in 2025 WRS Future Convenience Store Challenge (FCSC 2025), at Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025, by World Robot Summit (WRS), Osaka, Japan, Jul. 16, 2025. [International robotic competition recognition.]

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    NaRiPa, "Stock Task Daily Winner (July 14, 2025)", in 2025 WRS Future Convenience Store Challenge (FCSC 2025), at Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025, by World Robot Summit (WRS), Osaka, Japan, Jul. 14, 2025. [International robotic competition recognition.]

20243

  1. [29]

    T. Sakaguchi, A. Taniguchi, Y. Hagiwara, L. El Hafi, S. Hasegawa, and T. Taniguchi, "Best Paper Award", in 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing (IRC 2024), by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 13, 2024. [International academic research recognition.]

  2. [28]

    NaRiPa, "Stock & Disposal Task 3rd Place", in 2024 WRS Future Convenience Store Challenge (FCSC 2024), by World Robot Summit (WRS), Osaka, Japan, Nov. 15, 2024. [International robotic competition recognition.]

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    Y. Hagiwara, S. Hasegawa, A. Oyama, A. Taniguchi, L. El Hafi, and T. Taniguchi, "第5回 優秀研究・技術賞", in 2024 Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ 2024), by Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ), Osaka, Japan, Sep. 5, 2024. [Domestic academic research recognition.]

20234

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    Y. Hagiwara, S. Hasegawa, A. Oyama, A. Taniguchi, L. El Hafi, and T. Taniguchi, "HSRコミュニティ 優秀論文賞", in 2023 Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ 2023), by Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ), Sendai, Japan, Sep. 12, 2023. [Domestic academic research recognition.]

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    NaRiPa, "Stock & Disposal Task 2nd Place", in 2023 WRS Future Convenience Store Challenge (FCSC 2023), by World Robot Summit (WRS), Yokohama, Japan, Jul. 14, 2023. [International robotic competition recognition.]

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    S. Hasegawa, A. Taniguchi, Y. Hagiwara, L. El Hafi, and T. Taniguchi, "ロボカップ 研究賞", in 2023 RoboCup Japan Open, by The RoboCup Japanese Regional Committee (RJC), Otsu, Japan, May 3, 2023. [Domestic academic research recognition.]

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    S. Hasegawa, A. Taniguchi, Y. Hagiwara, L. El Hafi, and T. Taniguchi, "Best Paper Award", in 2023 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII 2023), by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) & Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE), Atlanta, United States, Jan. 20, 2023. [International academic research recognition.]

20225

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    NAIST-RITS-Panasonic, "Stock & Disposal Winner", in 2022 WRS Future Convenience Store Challenge Trial Competition (FCSC 2022), by World Robot Summit (WRS), Kyoto, Japan, Oct. 26, 2022. [International robotic competition recognition.]

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    L. El Hafi, "HSRコミュニティ 研究奨励賞", in 2021 HSR Community General Meeting, by Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ), (Virtual), Mar. 24, 2022. [Domestic academic research recognition.]

  3. [20]

    OIT-RITS (Y. Inoue, S. Tanaka, H. Shigemura, N. Yusei, S. Higa, Y. Hagiwara, L. El Hafi, T. Matsuo, M. Ito, S. Hasegawa, T. Ishikawa, T. Horie, and G. A. Garcia Ricardez), "@ホーム Domestic Standard Platform League Technical Challenge 準優勝 (ロボカップ日本委員会 表彰状)", in 2021 RoboCup Japan Open, by The RoboCup Japanese Regional Committee (RJC), Tokyo, Japan, Mar. 12, 2022. [Domestic robotic competition recognition.]

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    OIT-RITS (Y. Inoue, S. Tanaka, H. Shigemura, N. Yusei, S. Higa, Y. Hagiwara, G. A. Garcia Ricardez, L. El Hafi, T. Matsuo, S. Hasegawa, M. Ito, T. Ishikawa, and T. Horie), "@ホーム Domestic Standard Platform League Technical Challenge 準優勝 (@ホームリーグ実行委員会 賞状)", in 2021 RoboCup Japan Open, by The RoboCup Japanese Regional Committee (RJC), Tokyo, Japan, Mar. 12, 2022. [Domestic robotic competition recognition.]

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    OIT-RITS (Y. Inoue, S. Tanaka, H. Shigemura, N. Yusei, S. Higa, Y. Hagiwara, G. A. Garcia Ricardez, L. El Hafi, T. Matsuo, S. Hasegawa, M. Ito, T. Ishikawa, and T. Horie), "@ホーム Domestic Standard Platform League 敢闘賞", in 2021 RoboCup Japan Open, by The RoboCup Japanese Regional Committee (RJC), Tokyo, Japan, Mar. 12, 2022. [Domestic robotic competition recognition.]

20215

  1. [17]

    NAIST-RITS-Panasonic, "1st Place (METI Minister's Award for Excellence in WRS)", in 2020 WRS Future Convenience Store Challenge (FCSC 2020), by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Tokoname, Japan, Sep. 12, 2021. [International robotic competition recognition.]

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    NAIST-RITS-Panasonic, "Stock & Disposal Task 1st Place (NEDO Chairman's Award for Excellence in WRS)", in 2020 WRS Future Convenience Store Challenge (FCSC 2020), by New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Tokoname, Japan, Sep. 12, 2021. [International robotic competition recognition.]

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    NAIST-RITS-Panasonic, "Restroom Cleaning Task 1st Place (NEDO Chairman's Award for Excellence in WRS)", in 2020 WRS Future Convenience Store Challenge (FCSC 2020), by New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Tokoname, Japan, Sep. 12, 2021. [International robotic competition recognition.]

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    NaRiPa VisionAIrs (G. A. Garcia Ricardez, T. Wakayama, L. El Hafi, and J. Takamatsu), "Eastern Asia + South Eastern Asia Regional Prize Winner 2nd Place", in 2021 OpenCV AI Competition, by Open Source Computer Vision Library (OpenCV), (Virtual), Sep. 7, 2021. [International robotic competition recognition.]

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    NaRiPa VisionAIrs (G. A. Garcia Ricardez, T. Wakayama, L. El Hafi, and J. Takamatsu), "Phase 1 Finalist", in 2021 OpenCV AI Competition, by Open Source Computer Vision Library (OpenCV), (Virtual), Mar. 4, 2021. [International robotic competition recognition.]

    Citation

    "OpenCV AI Competition 2021 certificate of achievement proudly presented to Lotfi El Hafi for their selection as a Phase 1 Finalist."

20194

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    NAIST-RITS-Panasonic, "Stock & Disposal Task Winner", in 2019 WRS Future Convenience Store Challenge Trial Competition (FCSC 2019), by World Robot Summit (WRS), Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 21, 2019. [International robotic competition recognition.]

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    NAIST-RITS-Panasonic, "Restroom Cleaning Task 2nd Place", in 2019 WRS Future Convenience Store Challenge Trial Competition (FCSC 2019), by World Robot Summit (WRS), Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 21, 2019. [International robotic competition recognition.]

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    Ambient Assisted Living Services Group, "Best Award for Forecasting Research Proposal", in 2019 CREST Research Area Meeting, by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Osaka, Japan, Oct. 3, 2019. [Domestic academic research recognition.]

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    L. El Hafi, "Best Award for Research Proposal Breaking Hagita-CREST Shell", in 2019 CREST Research Area Meeting, by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Osaka, Japan, Oct. 3, 2019. [Domestic academic research recognition.]

20184

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    NAIST-RITS-Panasonic, "Customer Interaction Task 1st Place (NEDO Chairman's Award for Excellence in WRS)", in 2018 WRS Future Convenience Store Challenge (FCSC 2018), by New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 21, 2018. [International robotic competition recognition.]

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    NAIST-RITS-Panasonic, "SICE Award", in 2018 WRS Future Convenience Store Challenge (FCSC 2018), by Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE), Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 21, 2018. [International academic research recognition.]

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    OIT Challenger and Duckers (Y. Inoue, T. Nakayama, F. Kawai, T. Imanishi, Y. Nakanishi, Y. Hagiwara, L. El Hafi, Y. Katsumata, and Y. Tabuchi), "@ホーム Domestic Standard Platform League 3位 (ロボカップ日本委員会 表彰状)", in 2018 RoboCup Japan Open, by The RoboCup Japanese Regional Committee (RJC), Ogaki, Japan, May 5, 2018. [Domestic robotic competition recognition.]

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    OIT Challenger and Duckers (Y. Inoue, T. Nakayama, F. Kawai, T. Imanishi, Y. Nakanishi, Y. Hagiwara, L. El Hafi, Y. Katsumata, and Y. Tabuchi), "@ホーム Domestic Standard Platform League 3位 (@ホームリーグ実行委員会 賞状)", in 2018 RoboCup Japan Open, by The RoboCup Japanese Regional Committee (RJC), Ogaki, Japan, May 5, 2018. [Domestic robotic competition recognition.]

20171

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    NAIST-Panasonic (G. A. Garcia Ricardez, L. El Hafi, F. von Drigalski, W. Yamazaki, V. G. Hoerig, A. Delmotte, A. Yuguchi, M. Gall, C. Shiogama, K. Toyoshima, P. M. Uriguen Eljuri, R. Elizalde Zapata, M. Yamamoto, Y. Okazaki, K. Inoue, K. Asai, R. Futakuchi, S. Okada, Y. Kato, and P.-C. Yang), "Finalist", in 2017 Amazon Robotics Challenge, by Amazon, Nagoya, Japan, Jul. 30, 2017. [International robotic competition recognition.]

20162

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    L. El Hafi, M. Ding, J. Takamatsu, and T. Ogasawara, "The Best of IET and IBC 2016-2017", in 2016 IBC Conference, at 2016 International Broadcasting Convention (IBC 2016), by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) & International Broadcasting Convention (IBC), Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sep. 8, 2016. [International academic research recognition.]

  2. [2]

    NAIST (F. von Drigalski, G. A. Garcia Ricardez, L. El Hafi, and P. M. Uriguen Eljuri), "1st Place", in 2016 Airbus Shopfloor Challenge, at 2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2016), by Airbus, Stockholm, Sweden, May 19, 2016. [International robotic competition recognition.]

    Citation

    "We are pleased to present this award to Team NAIST, Team Member Lotfi El Hafi, in recognition of your important contribution as a member of the 1st place team at the Airbus Shopfloor Challenge 2016."

20141

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    L. El Hafi, "Ambassador for JAPAN TENT", in 27th JAPAN TENT, by ジャパンテント・ネットワーク, Kanazawa, Japan, Aug. 26, 2014. [Domestic civic engagement recognition.]