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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson
What do you mean, "but"? You're giving examples that support my point rather than oppose it.
The General Motors Industrial Design Award is not based on the technique or skill of the people doing the design. It's based on the "form and function" of the finished product.
The Motorola Quality Award is not based on the technique or skill of the people building the parts. It's based on the "robustness" of the finished product.
And the Rockwell Automation Innovation in Control Award is based on how well the robot is controlled.... the result of not just programming but the judicious and elegant use of sensors and feedback...
As EricH pointed out, the existing Rockwell Automation Innovation in Control Award seems a perfect answer for someone asking about a way to reward the programming.
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I agree with Alan on this... the awards we have can honor the work of the programmers through an existing award....
We already have asked our judges to do an awful lot in a short amount of time. For some reason many individuals seem to think that we need specific awards.... If this is true how about Best Driver.... Best use of fastners... Best Drive train design... etc etc etc etc...where does it end
In the real world you don't get awards for how pretty your machine is... or how how robust it is...or how nice the programming looks...
You get the job because your machine does the job it was tasked to do, reliably, efficiently and for the cheapest cost to the buyer.
The company wins.... because of the sum of the parts... and as a team..
No disrespect to the coders/programmers here... they do a terrific job...