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The criteria for judging entries have changed over the years. The original remit was to reward “an outstanding contribution” made “by way of innovation in the fields of engineering or the other physical technologies or in the application of the physical sciences, which has enhanced or will enhance
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In 2019, the 50th anniversary year of the awards, Royal Mail issued a series of postage stamps marking "the marvels of British engineering", with a new set of 10 stamps that featured, along with other engineering achievements, three past winners of the MacRobert Award.
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the national prestige and prosperity of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. The first rule change was to include commercial success as a criterion. This was done to exclude entries that failed to have any lasting impact in the marketplace.
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The guidance for submissions explains that "All three criteria may be interpreted broadly to reflect the very diverse nature of engineering and its role in every aspect of society".
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The annual award process begins with an invitation to companies to submit entries, by the end of January. The judging panel for the awards, which includes several Fellows of the
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for its resin-infused advanced composite wing that minimises an aircraft’s environmental impact by reducing weight and fuel consumption in flight, and waste during manufacture.
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2022 - Quanta Dialysis Technologies "for creating a compact and portable dialysis machine, allowing more flexible and accessible care for patients with renal failure"
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2018 - Owlstone Medical "for its ReCIVA Breath Sampler, the first device capable of capturing breath samples for analysis in a robust and reproducible way"
822: 1047: 67:(1884–1954). It was established in 1969 by the MacRobert Trust. In 1979 the Royal Academy of Engineering took on the administration, supported by the 982: 959: 917: 1042: 214: 560: 778: 666: 623: 249: 482:"for its pioneering genetic testing technology that enables consumers to shop more healthily – nudged by their DNA plus lifestyle" 163: 492:"for its pioneering clean energy technology, including fuel cells for power generation and electrolysers for green hydrogen" 1052: 848: 472: 935: 870: 589: 546: 386: 757:"Edinburgh firm scoops £50,000 MacRobert prize for innovation shown to cut fuel consumption by up to 27 per cent" 68: 181: 335: 276: 142: 31: 502: 447:
2016 - Blatchford for the world's most 'intelligent' prosthetic limb. The judging panel was chaired by
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for the innovation of Digital Displacement hydraulic transmission. The judging panel was chaired by
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2014 - Cobalt Light Systems for the innovation of Insight100 airport security liquid scanner
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by corporations. The winning team receives a gold medal and a cash sum of ÂŁ50,000.
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for the machine learning work on the human motion capture subsystem of
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The judges consider three key criteria when assessing entries:
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1971 - The Gas Council - for innovative manufacturing processes
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is regarded as the leading prize recognising UK innovation in
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MacRobert Winners 1969-2015 - Royal Academy of Engineering
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telegraph.co.uk, World's first commercial bionic hand
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engineering
Royal Academy of Engineering
Rachel, Lady MacRobert
Worshipful Company of Engineers
Freeman Fox & Partners
Severn Bridge
Rolls-Royce
Pegasus Engine
British Petroleum
surveying
EMI Limited
diagnosing Brain disease
X-rays
Dunlop
ICI Limited
Westland Helicopters
British Railways Board
Royal Signals Research Establishment
Malvern Instruments
Pilkington Brothers Limited
Post Office Telecommunications
Johnson Matthey Group
Lucas CAV Limited
Ruston Gas Turbines
Netlon Limited
National Institute of Agricultural Engineering
Rolls-Royce
Oxford Instruments Group
Renishaw plc
Quantel Limited

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