International awards
Year award title key member location/bodies
2019 ASME DED Leonardo da Vinci Award (USA) - Anaheim California USA. He led the team that designed and build an autonomous inch-worm climbing robot that can traverse surfaces in various directions; go through manholes; and sense, explore and map unknown environments. This robot has been practically deployed in routine use for inspection of confined spaces on the Sydney Harbour Bridge”. Dist. Prof. Dikai Liu IDETC/CIE Anaheim, California, USA
2019 Best innovation/invention award from IESL (International Engineers of Srilanka) NSW Engineering excellence awards  for the Best applied engineering project for R2T2 Rapid Response Robot- For The Non-Destructive Inspection and Assessment of Critical Water Mains Dist. Prof. Gamini Dissanayake, A/Prof. Jaime Valls Miro and team  
2019 Yahoo Faculty Research Engagement Program (FREP) Award A/Prof. Jaime Valls Miro  
2015 Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Award in the Industry Application category; “Bio-Inspired Autonomous Climbing Robot – A Revolutionary ICT Solution to Inspection and Maintenance of Steel Structures Dikai Liu, Gamini Dissanayake, Palitha Manamperi, Philip Brooks, Waruna Kaluarachchi, Gavin Paul, Peter Ward, et al Srilanka

 

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.