On 22 of July 2024, during the party to celebrate the recognition of Cultura Italiæ as UNESCO ONG, Professor Bruno Siciliano received the Genio Award "as the father of Italian robotics". The venue of Museo del Genio in Rome was chosen to confer this award to those who, with their talent, honor the Italian genius by contributing to the technological growth of humanity as done by their illustrious predecessors whose most important works are kept inside the museum.