Several JPL roboticists are recipients of 2011 NASA Honor Awards. These are:
Richard Volpe - Exceptional Service
For exceptional service leading the Mobility and Robotic Systems Section to the forefront of flight and technology development.
Jaret Matthews - Exception Achievement
For exemplary leadership and effort in engineering the technical success of the All-Terrain Hex Limbed Extraterrestrial Explorer (ATHLETE) robotic vehicle research
project.
Intelligent Autonomy for Unmanned Vehicles Team
For exemplary performance in development and transition of first-of-its-kind intelligent autonomy technology derived from NASA flight missions to the US Navy maritime domain.