University of Maryland professors Ming Lin and Dinesh Manocha, together with Jur van den Berg, received the 2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation Most Influential Paper Award for their work on “Reciprocal Velocity Obstacles for real-time multi-agent navigation.”
The award recognizes research that has had a lasting impact on the robotics and automation community. The honored work introduced influential methods for real-time multi-agent navigation, helping robots and virtual agents avoid collisions while moving efficiently in shared spaces.
The recipients will be honored during the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2026) award ceremony in May 2026.
Learn more:
https://www.ieee-ras.org/2026-ieee-ras-award-recipients-announced/