HSINCHU, TAIWAN – Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan's largest and one of the world's leading high-tech applied research institutions, received five 2016 R&D 100 Awards on November 3 in Oxon Hill, Maryland (Washington DC). ITRI’s technologies were selected as winners for innovation in the IT/Electrical, Mechanical Devices/Materials, and Software/Services categories:
The five awards winning technologies are iSmartweaR, jointly developed by ITRI and ECLAT Textile Corporation, transforms ordinary fabrics into smart wearables; Long-Distance Floating Multi-Screen Head-up Display (HUD) technology, which improves driving safety by projecting driving information directly into the driver’s field of view at a two-meter (2.18 yard) distance behind the windshield; Wearable Walking Assistive Exoskeleton Robot (2WA-EXO); Ultrafast Rechargeable Aluminum Battery (URABat), the first commercially viable aluminum battery, was developed in collaboration with Stanford University; SpeedPro, a software suite, improves the safety and productivity of machining operations through machining process simulation and optimization of tool paths.
Tim Studt from the R&D 100 Awards Committee commented on why ITRI could stand out among the competition. He stressed that ITRI has a technology base that is very strong from an industrial standpoint and creates products that can be quickly adaptable into production products that can be marketed.
"We are honored to receive recognition from the R&D 100 Awards," said Dr. Jonq-Min Liu, President of ITRI. "ITRI finalists and winners this year once again demonstrate to the world that our innovation addresses industrial needs and presents critical solutions to global challenges," he stressed.
Since 2008, ITRI has received 27 R&D 100 Awards for its outstanding contributions toward innovating a better future for society and pushing the boundaries of what is possible. Many of these winning technologies have been licensed and commercialized through industry partners. Other R&D 100 Awards recipients this year include Oak Ridge National Laboratory, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories.
