| Mr. | Yasuyuki | Ihara | NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd. | Japan | Best Researcher Award | roboticsandautomation.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Yujin | Liu | 西安电子科技大学 | China | Best Researcher Award | roboticsandautomation.org |
| Prof. | Yunyoung | Nam | Soonchunhyang University | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | roboticsandautomation.org |
| Dr. | Ziyu | Liao | Jinhua University of Vocational Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | roboticsandautomation.org |