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ARM - Works with consortium
ARM
Robotics
ARM Institute Works with Consortium to Modernize Military Manufacturing Sites

Earlier this year, the Office of the Under Secretary of War Manufacturing Technology Office (OSW ManTech) issued an Organic Industrial Base (OIB) Modernization Challenge to the nation’s Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MIIs), including the ARM Institute. This challenge supports the Department of War (DoW)’s focus on transforming and modernizing...

ARM - Bob Dahlstrom CEO Apellix
ARM
Robotics
Five Questions with Apellix

ARM Institute Members vary in their focus areas, sizes, and history, but one common thread unites each organization: a drive to build the future of US manufacturing. Each member organization leverages their strengths and areas of expertise to secure a brighter future for the US workforce, a stronger Organic Industrial Base (OIB), and a more...

ARM - Meet Xu Chen
ARM
Robotics
Meet ARM Champion Xu Chen

The ARM Institute Champion program recognizes ARM Institute Members who have gone above and beyond the call of membership to strengthen US manufacturing through robotics, physical AI, and workforce development while advocating for the ARM Institute’s mission! ARM Champions are recognized annually at a celebratory dinner during our Annual Member...

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External News

ENGINEERING.com
Robotics
ARM Institute Calls for Accelerated use of AI, Automation in Defense Production

Wars in both Ukraine and Iran have demonstrated a new factor in 21 st century warfare: low cost drones. The ability of modern low-cost UAVs to saturate modern air defense systems, and absorb large quantities of very expensive defensive missiles, has put a premium on mass production of weapons for future preparedness.

In an effort to kick start this...

The Robot Report
Robotics
ARM Institute calls for defense manufacturing technology projects

Robotics is widely seen as key to both economic competitiveness and U.S. geopolitical security. The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute yesterday issued a project call seeking technologies to address defense needs in metalwork, drones, munitions, shipbuilding, and more.

Project Call 27-01 requests submissions for projects that...

Our Network @ Work

Photo of five men looking at a robotic arm at the ARM Institute
ARM
Facilities, Manufacturing, Robotics
ARM Institute Delivers Free Proof-of-Concept for Keystone Ridge Designs, Leading to Robotics System Installation

Learn how our team helped Keystone Ridge Designs, a leading manufacturer of commercial site furnishings, adopt a new robotics solution using our free services.

If you’ve ever sat on a bench, tossed trash in a receptacle, or gathered around a table in a public space—whether at a park, university, retail center, downtown streetscape, or corporate...

Opportunities

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ARM
Artificial Intelligence, Funding Opportunity, Robotics
ARM Institute’s 27-01 Core-Funded Draft Technology Project Call

This Project Call seeks submissions that address specific defense manufacturing needs, demonstrate strong potential impact to the Department of War (DoW), and include a validated transition plan to the DoW’s commercial (CIB) and/or organic industrial base (OIB) and related supply chains. However, dual-use technology that benefits the broader U.S...