Content
Ideas that make our lives a little better every day took center stage at the Bavarian High-Tech Awards ceremony on July 23 at the Munich Residenz. Around 700 guests from the worlds of science and research, politics, and society—including Minister-President Dr. Markus Söder—celebrated pioneers and visionaries in science. The entertaining evening, hosted by Carolin Matzko, demonstrated how relevant to everyday life and beneficial to us all scientific research can be. With their forward-looking innovations, leading scientists impressed the audience just as much as promising young talents. They were honored with the Bavarian High-Tech Awards in three categories by the Bavarian State Government in collaboration with the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BAdW).
Germany’s Most Highly Endowed Technology Prize
The Bavarian Minister-President’s High-Tech Prize was awarded to Prof. Daniela Rus, a professor of computer science and electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston, USA, for her groundbreaking contributions to robotics and autonomous systems engineering. The High-Tech Award of the Bavarian Minister-President is the most highly endowed award for technology and engineering in Germany. This joint award from the Bavarian State Government and the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities is endowed with 300,000 euros provided by the Ulrich L. Rohde Foundation.
> Zur deutschen Version des Videos
Photo: Klaus D. Wolf / BAdW