Aldakin’s Fibremach Earns Spot in Prestigious 2025 IERA Award Finals

San Sebastian, Spain – Aldakin, the Navarre-based group, has been selected as a finalist for the 2025 IERA Award (Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Robotics & Automation), one of the world’s most prestigious distinctions in the fields of robotics and automation. The prize is organized by the IEEE Robotics & Automation Society (RAS) and the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), and the award ceremony will take place on November 6 in Seoul, South Korea, as part of the International Symposium on Robotics (ISR) and the RobotWorld trade fair—one of the sector’s most influential global events.

Aldakin’s candidacy is based on its FIBREMACH project developed together with IDEKO—an innovative robotized system for machining composite parts that removes up to 98 percent of the carcinogenic dust generated in these industrial processes, while also improving production precision, efficiency, and sustainability. It is a scalable technology that is more accessible than traditional milling machines, with applications in strategic sectors such as aerospace, wind energy, and automotive.

FIBREMACH’s international recognition comes after a successful trajectory in Europe, where it won CECIMO’s 2023 Machine Tool Innovation Award—prevailing over giants such as Trumpf and the Fraunhofer Institute—followed by national recognition at the 2024 Advance Manufacturing Awards, where it was honored as the most innovative technology in composite manufacturing. With this nomination, Aldakin steps onto the global robotics stage alongside some of the world’s leading players.

In this edition, Aldakin shares the final with major global companies:

• Youibot Robotics (China), with a two-armed humanoid robot designed for industrial inspection, a leading supplier in sectors such as semiconductors and automotive.
• Rockwell Automation (Canada/USA), a world leader in industrial automation, competing with OTTO, an autonomous vehicle solution for smart intralogistics.
• Fourier Rehab (China), a benchmark in medical and rehabilitation robotics, a finalist with ExoMotus M4, a robotic exoskeleton for restoring lower-limb mobility.
  
  

The caliber of the finalists underscores the significance of this recognition: in previous editions, companies such as Universal Robots, UVD Robots, and Realtime Robotics strengthened their international visibility, accelerated their expansion, and attracted investment after receiving this award.

For Aldakin, reaching the final is not only a testament to its capacity for innovation, but also an opportunity to make an international leap and position technology developed in Navarre alongside the world’s leaders in robotics.

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