NASA was honored for its technology transfer achievements by the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC). The team members of the partnership from the NASA Johnson Space Center and from General Motors were recognized for the design of the humanoid robot, Robonaut 2,  for aerospace applications and automotive manufacturing.

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).

This recognition was granted for exceptional software efforts and outstanding dedication in the discipline of software development and engineering which contribute to the success of the JSC mission.

IEEE RAS Award winners Dr. Leandro Barajas (center) receives the 2010 IEEE Robotics & Automation Society Early Career Award. Khatib, Bacjsy, Zelinsky, Siciliano, Sun, Barajas, Lee, Ikeuchi Receive RAS Society Awards

General Motors Awards Engineers For Technical Innovation WEBWIRE – Wednesday, June 13, 2007 DETROIT – Today, GM announced the winners of the annual “Boss” Kettering awards, one of GM’s most prestigious engineering achievements. The 68 award winners from 13 teams will be recognized at a ceremony at the GM Heritage Center in Sterling Heights, MI.

Society of Manufacturing Engineers Kuo K. Wang Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award for exceptional contributions and accomplishments in the manufacturing industry Leandro G. Barajas is a Senior Research Engineer at the Research and Development Center for the General Motors Corporation in Warren, Michigan. His research focus includes automotive e-manufacturing optimization, virtual manufacturing, and diagnostics and […]