igus competitions and awards

manus award

For exceptional plastic bearing applications

The manus award honours the most creative, economical, and sustainable uses of polymer plain bearings in industrial applications. From series applications to custom pieces, anything can be used as the basis of an application as long as at least one prototype has been built. The award has been presented every two years since 2003. A panel of expert judges honours plastic plain bearing applications in a total of four categories: gold, silver, bronze, and green.
 

vector award

For unique energy chain projects

igus uses the vector award to honour the most interesting, exciting, unusual, and innovative applications involving energy chains. The award has been presented every two years since 2008 and honours energy chain systems used to safely supply power, data, signals, and media. The awards are presented by a panel of expert judges in four categories: gold, silver, bronze, and green.
 

ROIBOT award

For clever automation solutions

The ROIBOT award honours the cleverest, most creative, most exciting automation applications involving igus Low Cost Automation components or partner products from the RBTX marketplace. The name of the award says it all: a quick return on investment (ROI). Since 2020, the ROIBOT has been awarded every two years by a panel of expert judges and honours the three best automation applications involving low-cost robotics.