1) High-quality papers will be considered for the Best Paper Award in one of the following categories:
- Research paper
- Application paper
- Student paper
2) Additional Best Paper Awards are offered by Springer within its
Book series Mechanism and Machine Science.

3) Finally, papers will be considered for MDPI Machines awards in the following categories, offering a prize of 200 CHF each:
- Research and Application paper
- Student paper
