We are pleased to announce that the 13th Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics Best Paper Award (JRM Best Paper Award 2020) has been decided by the JRM editorial committee.

The following paper won the JRM Best Paper Award 2020, severely selected from among all 77 papers published in Vol.31 (2019). The Best Paper Award ceremony was held on December 23, 2020 in hybrid style (both on-site and online; venue: Gakushi-Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan), attended by the authors and JRM editorial committee members who took part in the selection process. The award winners were given certificates and a nearly US$1,000 honorarium. Editorial committee members who participated online also congratulated them through Zoom.

We congratulate the winners and sincerely wish them success in the future.

JRM Best Paper Award 2020

Title: Navigation Based on Metric Route Information in Places Where the Mobile Robot Visits for the First Time

Authors: Asahi Handa, Azumi Suzuki, Hisashi Date, Ryohsuke Mitsudome, Takashi Tsubouchi, and Akihisa Ohya

J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.31, No.2, pp. 180-193, April 2019