Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.30
February 05, 2023
…2022. “Project Calls are crafted in collaboration with the ARM Institute’s internal team of experts, ARM Members, and our Department of Defense collaborators,” it said in a statement. ARM's funding critera ARM has given a total of $7.9 million for the projects. Participating companies and institutions are also helping fund the projects for a total contribution of about $16.6 million, ARM said. For this specific funding round, ARM decided to focus on projects that address the following topics: Adaptive Real-Time Path Planning and Control Human Action & Intention Prediction Robot Learning Feature and Pose Recognition and Estimation Virtual Commissioning of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.90
January 27, 2023
Lockheed Martin Ventures has invested $21.8 million in Machina Labs, a manufacturing company that uses AI and robotics to produce sheet metal products. Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin, which develops defense technologies, said it invested in Machina Labs through its venture division to bring “their advanced and agile manufacturing platform to our customers.” “We aim to operationalize and scale solutions with speed and effectiveness so the U.S. and our allies can stay ahead of emerging threats,” said Chris Moran, vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin Ventures. Machina Labs smiths factory of the future Machina Labs said it has developed…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.69
February 07, 2023
…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 on it, and it defines job skill sets in advanced manufacturing,” Douglass said, noting that people can find programs that help them become certified robotics operators. A lot of the training programs are free because they are being offered by the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.67
April 25, 2017
The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) has announced that the Automate 2017 show and conference broke all previous attendance records with show attendance of 12,960 people, which is a 37% increase over 2015. With the co-located ProMat and ProFood Tech attendees taking advantage of free entry, well more than 20,000 people visited Automate. The show is North America’s premier biennial event devoted to leading-edge automation technology and business innovation. Automate featured more than 400 exhibitors displaying their latest technologies and services, including global suppliers of robotics, motion control, motors, vision systems, metrology, software and system integration services for enterprises large…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.55
December 23, 2022
…such as biotech and healthcare. Initiatives such as the ARM Institute’s efforts around workforce development are addressing these shortfalls. U.S. unemployment remains low in spite of recessionary fears and increasing automation. Or is increasing automation actually a cause of higher employment? According to attendees of our webcasts, there was strong interest in robots that worked well with people, including cobot arms in welding, goods-to-person systems paired with automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), and collaborative mobile robots such as those from 6 River Systems or Locus Robotics. Emerging teleoperation tools and software to manage growing robot fleets also did well.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.39
February 04, 2021
SME, the professional association committed to advancing manufacturing and developing a skilled workforce, today recognized 20 successful female leaders working to broaden the use of robotics and automation in the smart manufacturing market globally. This international group of women represent a comprehensive cross section of technologies in robotics and automation. Their common thread: a heightened awareness of the inherent impact humans exert on our planet, as well as the positive impact that concerted efforts in their various disciplines can have. The list was developed by SME’s Smart Manufacturing magazine, in consultation with several leaders – both women and men –…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.39
April 28, 2023
…purchase next-generation technologies, including robots. Larry Sweet is the ARM Institute's new director of engineering. The “ARM” in ARM Institute stands for “Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing.” The Pittsburgh-based institute was founded in 2017 and is funded by the U.S. Department of Defense. Part of its mission is to help manufacturers decide which automated systems are the best for them. In September, the institute received $14.2 million from the U.S. Economic Development Administration government as part of the Build Back Better Act. With that funding, the institute has established a Robotics Manufacturing Hub for small and medium-sized companies in the Southwestern…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.39
October 21, 2022
…How other standards efforts compare While MassRobotics, A3, the ARM Institute, and others have collaborated, other interoperability efforts are also under way. Most noteworthy are the OpenRMF free modular software and reference platform and the German VDA 5050 standard. “Open Robotics has been a great contributor to the industry,” acknowledged Theobald. “OpenRMF is more of an implementation than a standard. It was designed to work in a hospital in Singapore, but another company couldn’t just adopt it. We are in partnership discussions.” “There has been extensive proof ... that Open-RMF is an open-source initiative that enables interoperability and is available…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.26
December 27, 2021
…of the environments they are operating in. Suzy Teele, ARM Institute Teele: We expect to see more advances in collaborative robots, more re-programming ease, and increasing use of AI. Prather: I think we are going to see some big breakthroughs in vision and AI, which are going to lead to not only better and faster pick-and-place applications, but also opening up new use cases for mobile robots, like moving from indoor environments to outdoor environments. Glynn: AMRs are going to continue to evolve, expanding the ability to collaborate with their operators. The ability for warehouse managers to monitor what's happening…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.07
April 27, 2021
Unlike factories, where many types of robots from different vendors may work together, most warehouses and distribution centers at an earlier stage of automation adoption. As fleets of mobile robots grow, the need to effectively manage heterogeneous environments is also growing. Meili Robots recently released a report on interoperability. “Many in industry have talked about wanting to expand applications of robots, but they've been put off by interoperability issues or concerns on how to combine different systems,” said Aldus von der Burg, founder and CEO of Meili Robots. “They don't want to juggle between three fleet management systems. I haven't…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.92
December 06, 2022
…plenty of opportunity for career advancement. Additionally, employees are more open to the field than ever before. According to ARM Institute, 77% of workers say that they would be happy to work alongside robotics in manufacturing if it meant having to perform fewer manual processes.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.89
September 04, 2023
…both workforces and labor through initiatives such as the ARM Institute's RoboticsCareer.org and Amazon's Mechatronics and Robotics Apprenticeship program. The U.S. Alliance of Robotics Clusters has also set onshoring as 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…
