THREE OF THE WORLD’S LEADING ROBOTICS RESEARCHERS WILL SHARE THE COVETED 2024 JOHN SCOTT AWARD | PR Newswire [Video]

, /PRNewswire/ — For their research that has revolutionized the science of robotics while dramatically improving the quality of human life, three world leaders in robotics science will share the coveted 2024 John Scott Award.

The Scott Awards, presented annually in Philadelphia to honor the scientific legacy of Benjamin Franklin, will this year recognize Dr. Daniela Rus, Director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT; Dr. Takeo Kanade, Professor of Computer Science and Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University; and Dr. Vijay Kumar, Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Penn. 

The Awards, which include a cash prize of $10,000 for each of the winners, will be presented at the American Philosophical Society – founded by Benjamin Franklin – on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.The Award ceremony is hosted by the Board of Directors of City Trusts, which administers the John Scott trust in addition to 118 other public charitable trusts …