We are pleased to announce that the 12th Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics Best Paper Award (JRM Best Paper Award 2019) has been decided by the JRM editorial committee.

The following paper won the JRM Best Paper Award 2019, severely selected from among all 94 papers published in Vol.30 (2018). The Best Paper Award ceremony was held in Gakushi-Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan, on January 7, 2020, attended by the author 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 2019

Title: End-to-End Autonomous Mobile Robot Navigation with Model-Based System Support

Authors: Alexander Carballo, Shunya Seiya, Jacob Lambert, Hatem Darweesh, Patiphon Narksri, Luis Yoichi Morales, Naoki Akai, Eijiro Takeuchi, and Kazuya Takeda

J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.30 No.4, pp. 563-583, August 2018