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The MacRobert Award is regarded as the leading prize recognising UK innovation in engineering.[1] 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.

History

The award is named in honour of Lady Rachel Workman MacRobert (1884 - 1954).[2]

Winners

References

  1. ^ a b "'Massive leap' wins engineering award". BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  2. ^ MacRobert Trust
  3. ^ Seeing into the Future, Ingenia Magazine, March 2007
  4. ^ BBC NEWS, Bionic hand wins top tech prize
  5. ^ telegraph.co.uk, World's first commercial bionic hand
  6. ^ Palme d'Or, Ingenia Magazine, September 2008
  7. ^ "Top prize for Chinese water cube". BBC News. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  8. ^ "Inmarsat grabs the MacRobert engineering prize". BBC News. 2010-06-08. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
  9. ^ "Back to the future: MacRobert Award 2012 launches by looking back 40 years". Royal Academy of Engineering.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Artemis Intelligent Power wins MacRobert Award". RAEng. Retrieved 17 July 2015.