Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM), also known as ARM Institute, is a consortium created in 2017 through a

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grant won by

Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of its predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools; it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology ...

. ARM is structured as a public-private partnership and the Manufacturing USA Institutes, a network of 16 institutes dedicated to advancing technologies used in manufacturing. ARM was the 14th institute created and focuses on funding innovations in

robotics Robotics is an interdisciplinary branch of computer science and engineering. Robotics involves design, construction, operation, and use of robots. The goal of robotics is to design machines that can help and assist humans. Robotics integrat ...

and workforce development.

History

ARM was founded in January 2017 as the 14th Manufacturing USA Institute with $80M in federal funding. A proposal team led by Carnegie Mellon University won the grant to create ARM, though more than 200 partners pledged support for the institute during the proposal phase.

Structure

Like the other Manufacturing USA institutes, ARM operates as a membership-based consortium with more than 200 national members spanning industry, academia, and government. ARM periodically releases separate technology and workforce development project calls. Members then form teams to bid for funding. The project calls center on areas where robotics and/or better workforce development initiatives could solve problems in the national manufacturing sector

Headquarters

ARM is headquartered in the

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, co-location with

's Manufacturing Futures Initiative at Mill 19. ARM marked the opening of its headquarters on 4 September 2019. ARM and Carnegie Mellon were the first two tenants on the site, which is on one of the three planned buildings, on a 90,000 square-foot facility, with the site having remained empty for 15 years. In October 2022, AR
announced the opening of its Florida office
in the Tampa Bay Innovation Center in St. Petersburg.

Notable Events and Accolades

* In January 2022, United States President Joe Biden visited the location to deliver a speech on infrastructure and job creation in support of his Build Back Better Plan. * In September 2022, ARM was a recipient of
$14.2 million grant
through the federal Build Back Better (BBB
Regional Challenge
awarded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration. * In September 2022, The ARM institute and their video partner Skinny Tie Media wer
awarded two bronze Telly Awards
for their animated video fo
roboticscareers.com

References

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External links

ARM Institute official websiteRoboticsCareer.org
- launched in 2021 to connect education seekers, providers, and employers with vetted training for manufacturing careers in robotics. Consortia in the United States College and university associations and consortia in the United States 2017 establishments in the United States Organizations established in 2017