At the ceremony held in Chinese Embassy in Belgrade on July 12, Academician Miomir Vukobratovic, Director of the Robotics Department of the Mihailo Pupin Institute received the Foreign Member Diploma of Chinese Academy of Engineering for his results and contribution to the world’s robotics, especially for invention of the Zero Moment Point - ZMP method. This method, developed some 40 years ago, represents the result of research work of Professor Vukobratovic and his close associates. It enables humanoid robots to walk. Namely, maintaining the dynamic balance while walking can not be achieved without application of theoretical principles established by this method which was, for the first time introduced in 1968. Professor Vukobratovic and the Belgrade School of Robotics have become recognized for the ZMP method in the scientific circles across the world. Since than Professor Vukobratovic continued his research in robotics and has published numerous scientific papers becoming one of the most citationed scientists in the field of robotics and probably in the field of technical sciences as well.

Academician Vukobratovic is the only scientist in ex Yugoslavia who has been honored by becoming the foreign member of this, world’s biggest Academy of Engineering.