Touch Bionics, Livingston, Scotland, announced today that the team behind the development of the i-LIMBTM Hand has won the 2008 Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award, the United Kingdom's leading award for innovation in engineering.
The award was presented June 9 at the Academy's awards dinner in London. The i-LIMB Hand beat out innovations from three other finalist companies, Touch Bionics said.
The MacRobert Award, first presented in 1969, recognizes the successful development of innovative ideas in engineering. It seeks to demonstrate the importance of engineering and the role of engineers and scientists in contributing to national prosperity and international prestige.
"We are over the moon to have won the 2008 MacRobert Award, which is a huge honor for any engineering-oriented company," said Stuart Mead, Touch Bionics CEO. "To be selected ahead of three other excellent innovations is a real testament to the tremendous level of hard work and incredible engineering skill that has gone into the development of the i-LIMB Hand."
