Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.25
March 29, 2024
The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute recently announced that three consortium member projects were selected from over 100 proposals submitted to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Organic Industrial Base (OIB) Modernization Challenge held earlier in 2024. The ARM Institute is a DoD Manufacturing Innovation Institute and a member of the Manufacturing USA Network. Providing resources for U.S. manufacturers that utilize advanced robotics and AI, the Institute connects more than 400 member organizations across industry, government and academia. OIB process took over a year before selection The OSD ManTech Program hosted representatives from five…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.07
August 12, 2024
The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute (ARM) recently announced the selection of six new technology projects for funding from its 24-01 Technology Project Call. The call centered on special topic areas including multi-modal inputs for AI robotics in manufacturing, rapid re-tasking and robot agility, multi-robot multi-human collaboration, and virtual commissioning of advanced robotic systems. The ARM Institute is a Manufacturing Innovation Institute funded through the U.S. Department of Defense. ARM said its projects bridge gaps among industry, government, and academia to spur impactful innovations that strengthen U.S. manufacturing. By releasing project calls to its over 400 member organization consortium, ARM…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.02
June 09, 2021
The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute has isssued a special call for technology projects to respond to the needs of the U.S. manufacturing industry, as well as priorities of the U.S. Department of Defense. The selected projects will participate in a 1:1 cost-sharing arrangement and receive up to $500,000 each. The Pittsburgh-based institute said it expects to award a total of up to $5 million to projects around aerospace and manufacturing. Last week, ARM members attended a Tech Day virtual event featuring Defense Department speakers on project topics. The ARM Institute is a public-private consortium dedicated to helping American…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.73
October 20, 2021
The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute today announced that the U.S. Department of Labor is providing a grant to retrain people in the Tampa Bay, Fla., area who were unemployed or displaced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The “Connecting Talent to Careers Project” is intended to create a comprehensive national capability for talent identification and attraction for manufacturers nationwide. The ARM Institute is leading the project, which is receiving $2.997 million from the Labor Department’s National Dislocated Worker Grant and $650,000 in non-federal funds. “The COVID-19 pandemic hit manufacturers in an unexpected and unprecedented way in 2020 and 2021,” stated…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.49
July 27, 2022
The ARM Institute today announced that it has named Jim Clark from ARIS Technology and Christopher Ravasio from ARIN Technologies Inc. as fellows to lead two R&D projects. The ARM Institute Fellowship program supports the AIM Higher Consortium, a Defense Manufacturing Community. “The ARM Institute is proud to support Defense Manufacturing Communities,” stated Matt Fischer, senior new business development manager at the ARM Institute. “These regional clusters are integral for strengthening U.S. defense manufacturing capabilities, and our fellowship program in partnership with the AIM Higher Consortium is critical to advancing much-needed robotics and AI solutions.” The AIM Higher Consortium supports…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.45
January 28, 2022
The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute today announced the selection of eight new robotics technology projects for funding. The consortium said it chose projects that respond to urgent needs in U.S. manufacturing and that address modernization priorities of the U.S. Department of Defense. “The ARM Institute is pleased to announce these eight new development projects,” stated Dr. Charles Brandt, vice president of technical initiatives at the ARM Institute. “These projects represent the expertise and commitment of 27 unique member organizations to tackle key manufacturing modernization challenges for the defense and commercial sectors requiring robotic technologies.” With members across…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.73
August 25, 2023
The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM Institute today announced that it will award a total of $3.26 million across eight new projects that identify challenges facing U.S. manufacturers and propose technology solutions. The institute said it has funded and managed more than 150 robotics, artificial intelligence, and workforce development projects to date. “Our selections in this latest project call address diverse areas of need in manufacturing – from identifying and road-mapping needed robotics developments to directly creating solutions for the problems that manufacturers are facing today,” stated Dr. Chuck Brandt, chief technology officer of the ARM Institute. “These projects…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.57
February 05, 2023
Late last month, the ARM, or the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, Institute announced that it was funding 11 new projects as part of its Technology Project Call program. ARM was founded in 2017 and is funded by the U.S. Department of Defense. It has over 380 members, which span governmental, commercial, and educational sectors throughout the U.S. As part of the Call program, members of its networks are invited to submit proposals that align with ARM’s advanced manufacturing vision and goals. The proposal period for this specific call ended on Aug. 12, 2022. “Project Calls are crafted in collaboration with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.53
November 02, 2021
…of Education and the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute. The ARM Institute chose Universal Robots (UR) as the first robotics manufacturer for its endorsement program based on UR's Educational Robotics Training program. Ohio is the first U.S. state to evaluate and add UR courses to its Industry-Recognized Credential List. The UR courses count as six credits for the 2021-2022 school year and onward, said the Odense, Denmark-based company. “These endorsements mean the world to schools hoping to introduce hands-on cobot courses in their classrooms,” said Corey Adams, channel development manager at Universal Robots. “The educational legitimacy of UR…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.35
July 14, 2021
…competitiveness. In May, the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute launched RoboticsCareer.org as 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.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.82
September 16, 2020
IACMI members and members of other Manufacturing USA Institutes are invited to be among the first U.S. manufacturing leaders to learn about a new call for the creation of a “National Manufacturing Guard” designed to ensure a resilient, robust national supply chain and manufacturing base in the future. Scheduled for Sept. 29 and October 1, the two identical online sessions will feature Institute leaders focusing on: The formation of a National Manufacturing Guard The establishment of a National Supply Chain Data Exchange The formation of a Technology Corps A Resilient Manufacturing Advisory Council “The COVID-19 pandemic crisis response has shown…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.75
December 31, 2021
…Industrial Automation. Sponsored by the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute, students and engineers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute discovered a single solution to two of these material removal challenges. The team included research and development experts from Siemens Technology, as well as application guidance and support from Yaskawa. Together, these automation experts devised a system that uses robots to remove weld beads from inside a tube. Material removal operations are essential to a variety of industries and range from very light finishing to heavy gate removal. Some processes are relatively simple, while other parts require a variety of…
