OTTO by Rockwell Automation recognized with three Gold Stevie Awards for innovation and manufacturing excellence

OTTO by Rockwell Automation has received three Gold Stevie Awards in the 21st Annual International Business Awards for the Company of the Year – Manufacturing – Large, Executive of the Year – Manufacturing, and Manufacturing Solution categories.

The company shared in a press statement that it was awarded a Gold Stevie as manufacturing’s Company of the Year for its dedication to transforming material handling worldwide. Executing over 700,000 deliveries every month for manufacturers across the globe, OTTO Fleet Manager was awarded a Gold Stevie in the Manufacturing Solution category. This AMR fleet management software was reportedly recognized for its ability to operate at a 100-robot scale without productivity losses, “revolutionizing AMR efficiency,” according to the judging committee. In 2023, the company’s autonomous forklift, OTTO Lifter, won in this category as well.

Matt Rendall, OTTO’s CEO and co-founder, won the Gold Stevie for Manufacturing Executive of the Year for evolving a passion for mobile robots into the AMR offering of a Fortune 500 company, Rockwell Automation. Since March 2024, Rendall has also been named a Pro to Know in the Lifetime Achievement category and received an Archies Finalist award for Lifetime Achievement.

“It is an incredible honour to have OTTO recognized for three Gold Stevie Awards, spanning our products, our leadership, and our company as a whole,” said Rendall. “This is a testament to the entire team at OTTO and Rockwell. Together, we will continue to help manufacturers achieve a fully connected factory that maximizes end-to-end efficiency, flexibility, and visibility.”

The International Business Awards are a premier business awards program, recognizing high-achieving organizations, executives and products from around the world. With more than 3,600 nominations across organizations in over 60 countries, Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 300 executives worldwide. OTTO reportedly joins IBM, Mastercard, DHL, and TELUS in the list of multiple Stevie award-winning organizations.

“We’ve long considered The International Business Awards to be the ‘Olympics for the workplace,’ and this year’s competition is the best-ever proof of that,” said Stevie Awards president, Maggie Miller.