We are pleased to announce that the 14th Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics Best Paper Award (JRM Best Paper Award 2021) has been decided by the JRM editorial committee.

The following paper won the JRM Best Paper Award 2021, severely selected from among all 114 papers published in Vol.32 (2020). The Best Paper Award ceremony was held on December 22, 2021 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 2021

Title: A MEMS Tactile Sensor with Fingerprint-Like Array of Contactors for High Resolution Visualization of Surface Distribution of Tactile Information

Authors: Kazuki Watatani, Kyohei Terao, Fusao Shimokawa, and Hidekuni Takao

J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.32, No.2, pp. 305-314, April 2020