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{{short description|UK engineering prize}}
The '''MacRobert Award''' is regarded as the leading prize recognising UK innovation in [[engineering]].<ref name="BBC"/> It was established in 1969 by the MacRobert Trusts and is now presented by the [[Royal Academy of Engineering]], supported by the [[Worshipful Company of Engineers]] and industry sponsors. The winner receives a gold medal and a cash sum of £50,000.
The '''MacRobert Award''' is regarded as the leading prize recognising UK innovation in [[engineering]] by corporations.<ref name="BBC"/> The winning team receives a gold medal and a cash sum of £50,000.

The annual award process begins with an invitation to companies to submit entries, by the end of January. The judging panel for the awards, which includes several Fellows of the [[Royal Academy of Engineering]], then selects a shortlist of six to eight candidates. Following site visits, the judges produce a shortlist of three or four candidates for visits by the whole judging panel.

The judges consider three key criteria when assessing entries:

* Innovation
* Commercial success
* Benefit to society

The guidance for submissions explains that "All three criteria may be interpreted broadly to reflect the very diverse nature of engineering and its role in every aspect of society".

In 2019, the 50th anniversary year of the awards,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ingenia.org.uk/Ingenia/Articles/d731f424-d729-4dce-9eb8-b949b619d9b0|title=50 years of engineering innovation}}</ref> Royal Mail issued a series of postage stamps marking "the marvels of British engineering", with a new set of 10 stamps that featured, along with other engineering achievements, three past winners of the MacRobert Award.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.raeng.org.uk/news/news-releases/2019/may/royal-mail-celebrates-british-engineering-with-set|title=Royal Mail celebrates British engineering with set of special stamps|website=Royal Academy of Engineering}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The award is named in honour of [[Lady Rachel Workman MacRobert]] (1884 - 1954).<ref>[http://www.themacroberttrust.org.uk MacRobert Trust]</ref>
The award is named in honour of [[Rachel, Lady MacRobert]] (1884–1954).<ref>[http://www.themacroberttrust.org.uk MacRobert Trust]</ref> It was established in 1969 by the MacRobert Trust. In 1979 the Royal Academy of Engineering took on the administration, supported by the [[Worshipful Company of Engineers]] and industry sponsors.

The criteria for judging entries have changed over the years. The original remit was to reward “an outstanding contribution” made “by way of innovation in the fields of engineering or the other physical technologies or in the application of the physical sciences, which has enhanced or will enhance the national prestige and prosperity of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. The first rule change was to include commercial success as a criterion. This was done to exclude entries that failed to have any lasting impact in the marketplace.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ingenia.org.uk/Ingenia/Articles/d731f424-d729-4dce-9eb8-b949b619d9b0|title=50 years of engineering innovation}}</ref>


==Winners==
==Winners==
{{Columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* 1969 - [[Freeman Fox & Partners]] - for the superstructure of the [[Severn Bridge]] and [[Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls-Royce]] - for the [[Rolls-Royce Pegasus|Pegasus Engine]] (Joint Winners)
* 1969 - [[Freeman Fox & Partners]] - for the superstructure of the [[Severn Bridge]] and [[Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls-Royce]] - for the [[Rolls-Royce Pegasus|Pegasus Engine]] (Joint Winners)
* 1970 - [[BP|British Petroleum]] - for new [[surveying]] techniques
* 1970 - [[BP|British Petroleum]] - for new [[surveying]] techniques
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* 1973 - [[Dunlop Rubber|Dunlop]] - for the Denovo tyre
* 1973 - [[Dunlop Rubber|Dunlop]] - for the Denovo tyre
* 1974 - [[Imperial Chemical Industries|ICI Limited]] (Agricultural division)
* 1974 - [[Imperial Chemical Industries|ICI Limited]] (Agricultural division)
* 1975 - [[Westland Helicopters]] and [[British Railways Board]] (Joint Winners)
* 1975 - [[Westland Helicopters]] "For the semi-rigid rotor system and conformal gearing of the Lynx helicopter" and [[British Railways Board]] "For developments in railway vehicle suspensions" (Joint Winners)
* 1976 - No award.
* 1976 - No award.
* 1977 - [[Royal Signals and Radar Establishment|Royal Signals Research Establishment]] and [[Malvern Instruments]]
* 1977 - [[Royal Signals and Radar Establishment|Royal Signals Research Establishment]] and [[Malvern Instruments]] "For the Malvern Correlator which measures the movement of particles or molecules" <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.raeng.org.uk/grants-and-prizes/prizes-and-medals/awards/the-macrobert-award/previous-winners-and-finalists/past-winners|title=Winners 1969-2015 - Royal Academy of Engineering|website=Winners 1969-2015 - Royal Academy of Engineering}}</ref>
* 1978 - [[Pilkington|Pilkington Brothers Limited]]
* 1978 - [[Pilkington|Pilkington Brothers Limited]] "For the Triplex Ten-Twenty laminated windscreen for cars and aircraft"
* 1979 - [[Post Office Telecommunications]]
* 1979 - [[Post Office Telecommunications]]
* 1980 - [[Johnson Matthey|Johnson Matthey Group]]
* 1980 - [[Johnson Matthey|Johnson Matthey Group]]
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* 2004 - [[IBM]] − for the [[WebSphere MQ]]
* 2004 - [[IBM]] − for the [[WebSphere MQ]]
* 2005 - [[CSR (company)|CSR plc]]
* 2005 - [[CSR (company)|CSR plc]]
* 2006 - Optos plc<ref>[http://www.ingenia.org.uk/ingenia/articles.aspx?Index=414 Seeing into the Future], ''Ingenia'' Magazine, March 2007</ref>
* 2006 - Optos plc<ref>[http://www.ingenia.org.uk/ingenia/articles.aspx?Index=414 Seeing into the Future] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212190557/http://www.ingenia.org.uk/ingenia/articles.aspx?Index=414 |date=2012-02-12 }}, ''Ingenia'' Magazine, March 2007</ref>
* 2007 - Process Systems Enterprise
* 2007 - Process Systems Enterprise
* 2008 - Touch Bionics for the [[I-LIMB Hand|I-LIMB]] [[bionics|bionic hand]]<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7443866.stm BBC NEWS, Bionic hand wins top tech prize]</ref><ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/earth/2008/06/10/scilimb110.xml telegraph.co.uk, World's first commercial bionic hand]</ref><ref>[http://www.ingenia.org.uk/ingenia/articles.aspx?Index=503 Palme d'Or, ''Ingenia'' Magazine, September 2008]</ref>
* 2008 - Touch Bionics for the [[I-LIMB Hand|I-LIMB]] [[bionics|bionic hand]]<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7443866.stm BBC NEWS, Bionic hand wins top tech prize]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080614013928/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/earth/2008/06/10/scilimb110.xml telegraph.co.uk, World's first commercial bionic hand]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ingenia.org.uk/ingenia/articles.aspx?Index=503 |title=Palme d'Or, ''Ingenia'' Magazine, September 2008 |access-date=2008-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002145654/http://www.ingenia.org.uk/ingenia/articles.aspx?Index=503 |archive-date=2011-10-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2009 - [[Arup Group Limited|Arup]] for the [[Beijing National Aquatics Center]]<ref>{{Cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8091609.stm| accessdate=2009-06-09|date=2009-06-09| title = Top prize for Chinese water cube|publisher = BBC News}}</ref>
* 2009 - [[Arup Group Limited|Arup]] for the [[Beijing National Aquatics Center]]<ref>{{Cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8091609.stm| accessdate=2009-06-09|date=2009-06-09| title = Top prize for Chinese water cube|publisher = BBC News}}</ref>
* 2010 - [[Inmarsat]] for its Broadband Global Area Network ([[BGAN]])<ref>{{Cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10254883.stm| accessdate=2010-06-08|date=2010-06-08| title = Inmarsat grabs the MacRobert engineering prize| work=BBC News
* 2010 - [[Inmarsat]] for its Broadband Global Area Network ([[BGAN]])<ref>{{Cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10254883.stm| accessdate=2010-06-08|date=2010-06-08| title = Inmarsat grabs the MacRobert engineering prize| work=BBC News
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* 2013 - [[RealVNC]] for the innovation of [[VNC]] Remote Access Software
* 2013 - [[RealVNC]] for the innovation of [[VNC]] Remote Access Software
* 2014 - Cobalt Light Systems for the innovation of Insight100 airport security liquid scanner
* 2014 - Cobalt Light Systems for the innovation of Insight100 airport security liquid scanner
* 2015 - Artemis Intelligent Power for the innovation of Digital Displacement hydraulic transmission.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|title='Massive leap' wins engineering award|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-33552037|publisher=BBC|accessdate=17 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=McArdle|first1=Helen|title=Edinburgh firm scoops £50,000 MacRobert prize for innovation shown to cut fuel consumption by up to 27 per cent|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13439283.Edinburgh_firm_scoops___50_000_MacRobert_prize_for_innovation_shown_to_cut_fuel_consumption_by_up_to_27_per_cent/|publisher=Herald Scotland|accessdate=17 July 2015}}</ref> The judging panel was chaired by [[Sue Ion|Dame Sue Ion]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Artemis Intelligent Power wins MacRobert Award|url=http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/news-releases/2015/july/artemis-intelligent-power-wins-macrobert-award-uk|publisher=RAEng|accessdate=17 July 2015}}</ref>
* 2015 - [[Artemis Intelligent Power]] for the innovation of Digital Displacement hydraulic transmission.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|title='Massive leap' wins engineering award|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-33552037|publisher=BBC|accessdate=17 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=McArdle|first1=Helen|title=Edinburgh firm scoops £50,000 MacRobert prize for innovation shown to cut fuel consumption by up to 27 per cent|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13439283.Edinburgh_firm_scoops___50_000_MacRobert_prize_for_innovation_shown_to_cut_fuel_consumption_by_up_to_27_per_cent/|publisher=Herald Scotland|accessdate=17 July 2015}}</ref> The judging panel was chaired by [[Sue Ion|Dame Sue Ion]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Artemis Intelligent Power wins MacRobert Award|url=http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/news-releases/2015/july/artemis-intelligent-power-wins-macrobert-award-uk|publisher=RAEng|accessdate=17 July 2015}}</ref>
* 2016 - Blatchford for the world's most 'intelligent' prosthetic limb.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Austin-Morgan|first1=Tom|title=World's most intelligent prosthetic limb wins MacRobert award|url=http://www.eurekamagazine.co.uk/design-engineering-news/worlds-most-intelligent-prosthetic-limb-wins-macrobert-award/142485/|accessdate=24 June 2016}}</ref> The judging panel was chaired by [[Sue Ion|Dame Sue Ion]].<ref>{{cite web|title=World's most intelligent prosthetic limb wins UK's top innovation prize|url=http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/news-releases/2016/june/world%E2%80%99s-most-intelligent-prosthetic-limb-wins-uk%E2%80%99s|accessdate=24 June 2016}}</ref>
* 2016 - Blatchford for the world's most 'intelligent' prosthetic limb.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Austin-Morgan|first1=Tom|title=World's most intelligent prosthetic limb wins MacRobert award|url=http://www.eurekamagazine.co.uk/design-engineering-news/worlds-most-intelligent-prosthetic-limb-wins-macrobert-award/142485/|accessdate=24 June 2016}}</ref> The judging panel was chaired by [[Sue Ion|Dame Sue Ion]].<ref>{{cite web|title=World's most intelligent prosthetic limb wins UK's top innovation prize|url=http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/news-releases/2016/june/world%E2%80%99s-most-intelligent-prosthetic-limb-wins-uk%E2%80%99s|accessdate=24 June 2016}}</ref>
* 2017 - [[Raspberry Pi]] "for its inexpensive credit card-sized microcomputers, which are redefining how people engage with computing, inspiring students to learn coding and computer science and providing innovative control solutions for industry."<ref name="RAE">{{cite web |url=http://www.raeng.org.uk/grants-and-prizes/prizes-and-medals/awards/the-macrobert-award |title=MacRobert award |publisher=Royal Academy of Engineering |accessdate=2 July 2017}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ingenia.org.uk/Ingenia/Articles/8509b86f-65e9-4946-90e2-9a6251f2784f|title=Chips that changed the classroom|website=Ingenia|access-date=2018-12-04}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40444356 |title=Raspberry Pi scores UK's top engineering award |last=Cellan-Jones |first=Rory |publisher=BBC |accessdate=2 July 2017}}</ref>
* 2017 - Raspberry Pi
* 2018 - Owlstone Medical "for its ReCIVA Breath Sampler, the first device capable of capturing breath samples for analysis in a robust and reproducible way" <ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.raeng.org.uk/news/news-releases/2018/june/breath-biopsy-platform-scoops-the-uk%e2%80%99s-most-presti|title=Breath Biopsy platform scoops the UK’s most prestigious award for engineering innovation|website=Royal Academy of Engineering}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ingenia.org.uk/Ingenia/Articles/d7108a52-1ea2-4f78-a8c2-db77b04ba66f|title=An easier way to diagnose disease|website=Ingenia|access-date=2018-12-04}}</ref>
*2019 - [[Bombardier Aerospace]] for its resin-infused advanced composite wing that minimises an aircraft’s environmental impact by reducing weight and fuel consumption in flight, and waste during manufacture.
*2020 - [[JCB (heavy equipment manufacturer)|JCB]] "for developing and manufacturing the world’s first volume-produced fully electric digger (19C-1E), with zero exhaust emissions, improved productivity, outstanding noise and vibration characteristics and emission-free at point of use for use inside buildings."<ref>{{cite web |title=The winner of the 2020 MacRobert Award: JCB |url=https://www.raeng.org.uk/grants-prizes/prizes/prizes-and-medals/awards/the-macrobert-award-engineering-innovation |accessdate=23 July 2020}}</ref>
*2021 - [[DnaNudge]] "for its pioneering genetic testing technology that enables consumers to shop more healthily – nudged by their DNA plus lifestyle"
*2022 - Quanta Dialysis Technologies "for creating a compact and portable dialysis machine, allowing more flexible and accessible care for patients with renal failure"<ref name="RAE" />
*2023 - [[Ceres Power]] "for its pioneering clean energy technology, including fuel cells for power generation and electrolysers for green hydrogen"<ref name="RAE" />

==See also==

* [[List of engineering awards]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.raeng.org.uk/prizes/macrobert/default.htm MacRobert Award]
* [https://www.raeng.org.uk/grants-prizes/prizes/prizes-and-medals/awards/the-macrobert-award-engineering-innovation The MacRobert Award - Royal Academy of Engineering]
* [https://www.raeng.org.uk/grants-and-prizes/prizes-and-medals/awards/the-macrobert-award/previous-winners-and-finalists/past-winners MacRobert Winners 1969-2015 - Royal Academy of Engineering]
* [http://www.ingenia.org.uk/ingenia/articles.aspx?Index=316 MacRobert Award 2005 winner and finalists, ''Ingenia'' Magazine], June 2005
* [http://www.ingenia.org.uk/ingenia/articles.aspx?Index=316 MacRobert Award 2005 winner and finalists, ''Ingenia'' Magazine], June 2005
* [http://www.ingenia.org.uk/ingenia/articles.aspx?Index=376 MacRobert Award 2006 winner and finalists, ''Ingenia'' Magazine], June 2006
* [http://www.ingenia.org.uk/ingenia/articles.aspx?Index=376 MacRobert Award 2006 winner and finalists, ''Ingenia'' Magazine], June 2006
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[[Category:British science and technology awards]]
[[Category:British science and technology awards]]
[[Category:Engineering awards]]
[[Category:Awards of the Royal Academy of Engineering]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1969]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1969]]

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The MacRobert Award is regarded as the leading prize recognising UK innovation in engineering by corporations.[1] The winning team receives a gold medal and a cash sum of £50,000.

The annual award process begins with an invitation to companies to submit entries, by the end of January. The judging panel for the awards, which includes several Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering, then selects a shortlist of six to eight candidates. Following site visits, the judges produce a shortlist of three or four candidates for visits by the whole judging panel.

The judges consider three key criteria when assessing entries:

  • Innovation
  • Commercial success
  • Benefit to society

The guidance for submissions explains that "All three criteria may be interpreted broadly to reflect the very diverse nature of engineering and its role in every aspect of society".

In 2019, the 50th anniversary year of the awards,[2] Royal Mail issued a series of postage stamps marking "the marvels of British engineering", with a new set of 10 stamps that featured, along with other engineering achievements, three past winners of the MacRobert Award.[3]

History

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The award is named in honour of Rachel, Lady MacRobert (1884–1954).[4] It was established in 1969 by the MacRobert Trust. In 1979 the Royal Academy of Engineering took on the administration, supported by the Worshipful Company of Engineers and industry sponsors.

The criteria for judging entries have changed over the years. The original remit was to reward “an outstanding contribution” made “by way of innovation in the fields of engineering or the other physical technologies or in the application of the physical sciences, which has enhanced or will enhance the national prestige and prosperity of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. The first rule change was to include commercial success as a criterion. This was done to exclude entries that failed to have any lasting impact in the marketplace.[5]

Winners

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{{Columns-list|colwidth=30em|

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "'Massive leap' wins engineering award". BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  2. ^ "50 years of engineering innovation".
  3. ^ "Royal Mail celebrates British engineering with set of special stamps". Royal Academy of Engineering (Press release).
  4. ^ MacRobert Trust
  5. ^ "50 years of engineering innovation".
  6. ^ "Winners 1969-2015 - Royal Academy of Engineering". Winners 1969-2015 - Royal Academy of Engineering.
  7. ^ Seeing into the Future Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, Ingenia Magazine, March 2007
  8. ^ BBC NEWS, Bionic hand wins top tech prize
  9. ^ telegraph.co.uk, World's first commercial bionic hand
  10. ^ "Palme d'Or, Ingenia Magazine, September 2008". Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
  11. ^ "Top prize for Chinese water cube". BBC News. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  12. ^ "Inmarsat grabs the MacRobert engineering prize". BBC News. 2010-06-08. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
  13. ^ "Back to the future: MacRobert Award 2012 launches by looking back 40 years". Royal Academy of Engineering.
  14. ^ McArdle, Helen. "Edinburgh firm scoops £50,000 MacRobert prize for innovation shown to cut fuel consumption by up to 27 per cent". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Artemis Intelligent Power wins MacRobert Award". RAEng. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  16. ^ Austin-Morgan, Tom. "World's most intelligent prosthetic limb wins MacRobert award". Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  17. ^ "World's most intelligent prosthetic limb wins UK's top innovation prize". Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  18. ^ a b c "MacRobert award". Royal Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  19. ^ "Chips that changed the classroom". Ingenia. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  20. ^ Cellan-Jones, Rory. "Raspberry Pi scores UK's top engineering award". BBC. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  21. ^ "Breath Biopsy platform scoops the UK's most prestigious award for engineering innovation". Royal Academy of Engineering (Press release).
  22. ^ "An easier way to diagnose disease". Ingenia. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  23. ^ "The winner of the 2020 MacRobert Award: JCB". Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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