This distinction was granted  for extraordinary technical accomplishments in the design and development of the GM-NASA world’s most dexterous, anthropomorphic robot, Robonaut 2 (R2).

Picture names left to right: Marty Linn, Charles W. Wampler, Tom J. Niswonger, Ingrid A Rousseau, Pamela R. Patterson, Neil D. McKay, Leandro G. Barajas, Roland J Menassa, James W. Wells, Alan I. Taub, Muhammad E Abdallah and Susan M. Smyth

Most Valuable Colleagues (Non-GM R&D): Jide A. Akinyode, Robert O. Ambrose, Scott R. Askew, Kevin P. Bass, Heather D. Bibby, Joseph A. Bibby, Lyndon B. Bridgwater Ronald Bruce, Michael R. Burlone, Adam D. Burnett, Suhas Chelian, Manuel Dasilva , Donald R. Davis, Myron Diftler, Paul  Dinh, Courtney Edmondson, Brian K. Hargrave, Kathryn M. Turner Hilton, Chris A. Ihrke, Thomas M. Iven, Dana M. Komin, Douglas M. Linn, Christopher McQuin, Joshua S. Mehling, Thomas J. Niswonger, Adam H. Parsons, Pamela Patterson, Frank N.  Permenter, Rob Platt., Jr., Nicolaus A. Radford , Matthew J. Reiland, Dagoberto Rodriguez, Jonathan M. Rogers, Jairo Sanchez, Adam M. Sanders, Philip A.  Strawser, Michael C. Valvo, Edward Vanmalden, and John D. Yamokoski.