We are pleased to announce that the 10th Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics Best Paper Award (JRM Best Paper Award 2017) has been decided by the JRM editorial committee.

The following paper won the JRM Best Paper Award 2017, severely selected from among all 97 papers published in Vol.28 (2016). The Best Paper Award ceremony was held in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, Japan, on January 9, 2018, attended by the authors and JRM editorial committee members who took part in the selection process. The award winner will also be announced on the JRM website and was given a certificate and a nearly US$1,000 honorarium.

JRM Best Paper Award 2017

A Study of Power-Assist Technology to Reduce Body Burden During Loading and Unloading Operations by Support of Knee Joint Motion

by Yoshihiko Naruoka, Naruaki Hiramitsu, and Yusuke Mitsuya

J. of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol.28, No.6, pp. 949-957, December 2016 (doi: 10.20965/jrm.2016.p0949)