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Gudrun Litzenberger has headed the IFR Statistical Department since 2003 and the General Secretariat since 2008. In summer 2018, she was honored with the 'Joseph F. Engelberger Award' for her services to robotics. The jury highlighted her outstanding commitment as Secretary General and Head of the IFR Statistics Department. She has further developed world robotics statistics and established the International Federation of Robotics as the voice of robotics worldwide.