Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.84
February 07, 2023
…The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute is in Pittsburgh. It is funded by the U.S. Department of Defense. It has more than 380 partner organizations that work in government, commercial, and educational sectors. The institute has been charged with helping drive developments in robotics and advanced manufacturing. While the ARM Institute is known for its investments in funding new technologies, it also spends a lot of time developing workforce development programs, Douglass said. In May 2021, ARM launched roboticscareer.org, an online resource that was designed to help people find robotic training programs near them. “It has 16,000 training programs…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.79
October 22, 2021
…Irapuato, Mexico Rezilient, St. Louis Touchlab, Edinburgh, U.K. AvaDynamics, Pittsburgh “We've had quite a few pieces come together,” Shayne Shaw, robotics engineer at Touchlab Ltd., told Robotics 24/7. “We've seen some of what others are doing, but we've been mostly heads down. Because of the pandemic, some teams dropped out, including a strong Tokyo-based team. It would have been great to compete against them.” “I'm proud of the accomplishments of our international and interdisciplinary team,” said Jeremy Fishel, founder and chief technology officer of Tangible Research and Converge's XPRIZE team lead. “We've brought together experts in robotic dexterity and haptics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.78
June 09, 2021
…Smart Path guidance system. Over the past year, the Pittsburgh-based company has been adding artificial intelligence capabilities to its Palion Pallet Truck and Palion Lift autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). Seegrid said its commitment to innovation and safety help it stand out in an increasingly competitive AMR market. Jeff Christensen, vice president of product at Seegrid, answered the following questions from Robotics 24/7: What does Seegrid mean by saying that the Palion Tow Tractor has “enhanced understanding”—what can the Series 8 do that its predecessors couldn't? Christensen: Palion Tow Tractor Series 8 is an upgraded version of Seegrid’s automated tow tractor,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.77
July 14, 2021
…an online resource to help address workforce challenges. The Pittsburgh-based ARM Institute is a public-private consortium backed by the U.S. Department of Defense with more than 300 members from academia, government, and industry. It seeks to help manufacturers through the adoption of robots and workforce development programs. RoboticsCareer.org identifies core competencies that employers are seeking, recognizes education and training programs, and helps connect job seekers with careers in robotics and manufacturing. It lists programs at more than 1,200 educational organizations across the U.S. and its territories. “We've been in the process of rolling it out more fully,” said John Zappa,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.75
August 25, 2023
…resilience and global competitiveness. ARM has been based in Pittsburgh since 2017 and has a regional office in St. Petersburg, Fla. 23-01 project call topics The ARM Institute explained that it creates its project calls with its internal team of experts, ARM members, and the U.S. Department of Defense. Its 23-01 Technology Project Call called for proposals to address the following topic areas: Automated robotic task planning Multi-robot, multi-human collaboration, task sharing, and task allocation Safe and scalable manufacturing of energetics AI in robotics for manufacturing Discovery workshops and market studies The ARM Institute plans to award nearly $1.56 million…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.75
December 29, 2022
…Vector, Cozmo, and Overdrive, shut down in May 2019. Pittsburgh-based Digital Dream Labs acquired the company's assets in 2020 and announced the international release of Vector 2.0 in October. Digital Dream Labs, which obtained funding in April, claimed that it overcame “myriad supply chain difficulties” to produce and ship 10,000 units of Vector for this holiday season. “Digital Dream Labs has kept alive, post-COVID chip shortage, getting sensors and calibration,” said Todd Woods, vice president of marketing at Digital Dream Labs. “We wanted to bring something back to life, but we had to do so with a smaller company and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.69
October 20, 2021
…sector jobs into high-skill roles in advanced manufacturing.” The Pittsburgh-based organization is a public-private partnership dedicated to strengthening the U.S. industrial base and securing manufacturing resiliency through robotics and workforce development. Grant to address immediate skills shortage “While the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed some weaknesses in American manufacturing, the ARM Institute and our member consortium are prepared and eager to respond to the challenge of building a resilient manufacturing workforce,” said Masciantonio. “Our approach, which is focused on skills development and job matching, addresses the worker displacement challenges caused by the pandemic and faced by those in advanced manufacturing,” she…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.62
May 19, 2022
PITTSBURGH—Stephen Muck, chairman and CEO of Brayman Construction Corp., knew he had a problem on his hands as he continued having trouble finding enough people to work. In 2016, he joined forces with roboticist Jeremy Searock to see if he could help solve the problem through automation. The result? Advanced Construction Robotics Inc. Muck serves as executive chairman, and Searock serves as president and chief technology officer. The Hampton Township, Pa.-based company currently has one commercialized product called TyBOT. Its main function is simple: tie rebar used in construction. Construction still a nascent market for automation While Advanced Construction Robotics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.57
June 11, 2021
…innovation. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense, the Pittsburgh-based organization was founded in 2017. Its members include startups, research universities, community colleges, manufacturers of all sizes, government agencies, and workforce development organizations, and more. About the ARM Endorsement Program The ARM Institute said its new endorsement program involves a thorough process to identify the best organizations offering education that meets or exceeds advanced manufacturing job requirements. The institute said its 300 members developed and validated the program, giving equal voice to manufacturers, education providers, and government needs. The ARM Endorsement Program draws upon a competency and skills framework that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.56
September 04, 2023
…a priority. Its members—MassRobotics, Silicon Valley Robotics, and the Pittsburgh Robotics Network—have all pursued their own workforce development initiatives. Reshoring and nearshoring After trade conflicts with China, the COVID-19 pandemic, and other supply chain challenges, the U.S. and other countries have encouraged the production of automobiles, processors, and other goods closer to home. The CHIPS Act and Build Back Better Act have directed federal funds to reshoring for the computer and infrastructure industries, respectively. More than half of U.S. manufacturing CEOs said they intended to reshore some production, found a survey conducted by Xometry with Forbes and polling firm John…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.43
May 07, 2020
…of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Pennsylvania: Univ. of Pittsburgh Texas: Texas A&M Univ. Virginia: Univ. of Virginia Wisconsin: Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison “This is an extraordinary challenge, calling on the best and brightest of our university students and faculty worldwide to engineer software that will have a significant impact on the future of all classes of transportation,” says Paul Mitchell, president and CEO, ESN. “The diversity of the teams, representing 10 countries on four continents, shows the brilliance and ambition of our young people around the world. We are thankful to our collaborators and sponsors, IMS, Dallara, Ansys, Aptiv, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.22
January 08, 2023
…from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Pittsburgh, and the Rochester Institute of Technology, and the University of Waterloo (Ontario). It had to rebuild its vehicle after accidental collision a week earlier with a car from TUM, the team from the Technical University of Munich. In the final round, TUM Autonomous Motorsport's car passed that of PoliMOVE at a distance of under a few feet at more than 115 mph. The teams reached top speeds of 180 mph, a new autonomous speed world record for a racetrack, reported the IAC. In its final pass, PoliMOVE's vehicle autonomously passed…
