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News

October 10, 2025

ARM

Funding Opportunity, Robotics

ARM Institute Issues Final Version of AI FORM Project Call

Today, the ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute is pleased to announce the availability of the final, public version of our Adaptive Incremental Forming through Optimized Robotic Manufacturing (AI-FORM) Tech Project Call created in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) . The ARM Institute expects to award...

Screen grab of the Youtube thumbnail for the Made Here Series featuring the ARM Institute's Jay Douglass

September 17, 2025

ARM

Facilities, Robotics

ARM Institute Featured in the Made Here City Series

Jay Douglass, ARM Institute Chief Operating Officer, recently sat down with Industrial Solutions Network by CED and the Manufacturing Happy Hour for their Made Here City Series ! In this interview that took place on-site at our Pittsburgh headquarters, Jay explored the ARM Institute’s history, our recent milestones, how we work with our 450+ membe...

Photo of the ARM Institute's 2025 Class of Champions standing on stage with their awards

September 15, 2025

ARM

Event, Robotics

ARM Institute Celebrates 2025 Class of Champions

The ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute recently presented several individuals from its member consortium with ARM Champion awards during the institute’s 9th Annual Member Meeting , which took place Sept. 3-5 in Pittsburgh, PA. The ARM Champion Awards recognize ARM Members who have gone above and beyond to advocate for institute’s...

Events

Go to Defense Manufacturing Conference 2025

Defense Manufacturing Conference 2025

March 30, 2026 - April 2, 2026

Caribe Royale Orlando
Orlando, FL
United States

External News

October 7, 2025

Manufacturing

NATIONAL MANUFACTURING DAY, 2025

From the first mills and forges that built our young Republic to the cutting-edge industries of today, manufacturing has always been the foundation of our prosperity, the strength of our communities, the safeguard of our independence, and the engine of our greatness. This National Manufacturing Day, we celebrate the unmatched might of America’s...

October 6, 2025

The Robot Report

Robotics

ARM Institute opens technology project call to speed submarine manufacturing

The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute has issued a new Tech Project Call centered on strengthening the marine industrial base, or MIB. The call centers on demonstrating mature technologies that respond to the specific needs of the MIB and aims to accelerate the production of submarines.

Full proposals for this project call are...

Our Network @ Work

Photo of five men looking at a robotic arm at the ARM Institute

March 25, 2025

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

October 10, 2025 - December 3, 2025

ARM

Automation, Funding Opportunity, Robotics

Adaptive Incremental Forming through Optimized Robotic Manufacturing (AI-FORM) Tech Project Call

There is a critical need for forged components across all DoD services, ranging from small to extra-large components. The forging supply chain is identified as a critical vulnerability for the DoD due to factors including traditionally high-mix low-volume demands, limited domestic capability for aerospace-quality forgings, a dwindling domestic...