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 mission and strengthen U.S. manufacturing. ARM Champions are nominated by their fellow members and the ARM Institute team. The institute’s leadership team selects awardees from the nominations.
This year, ARM Member Yaskawa generously sponsored the institute’s 2025 Champions Awards dinner during the Member Meeting! Yaskawa has had two members of their team recognized as ARM Institute Champions during prior Member Meetings: Roger Christian and Clint Chapman. Both Roger and Clint have made countless invaluable contributions to the ARM Institute, making them the perfect organization to sponsor this important celebration.
The 2025 class of ARM Champions celebrates:
- Lisa Baraniecki, Lockheed Martin
- Matt Brown, ThoughtForge AI
- Lou Camerlengo, Fivestar
- Brad Conrad, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM)
- Paul Evans, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)
- Jared Glover, CapSen Robotics
- Michael Groeber, the Ohio State University
- Dave Rappaport, Siemens
- Glenn Saunders, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Terri Burgess Sandu, Lorain County Community College (LCCC)