Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM), also known as ARM Institute, is a consortium created in 2017 through a Department of Defense grant won by Carnegie Mellon University.[1] 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.[2][3] ARM was the 14th institute created and focuses on funding innovations in robotics and workforce development.[4]
History
ARM was founded in January 2017 as the 14th Manufacturing USA Institute with $80M in federal funding.[5] 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.[6][7]
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.[8] ARM periodically releases separate technology and workforce development project calls. Members then form teams to bid for funding.[9][10] The project calls center on areas where robotics and/or better workforce development initiatives could solve problems in the national manufacturing sector[11][12][13]
Headquarters
ARM is headquartered in the Hazelwood (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, co-location with Carnegie Mellon University's Manufacturing Futures Initiative at Mill 19.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
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.[21][22][23][24]
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.[25] In October 2022, ARM announced the opening of its Florida office in the Tampa Bay Innovation Center in St. Petersburg.
References
- ↑ University, Carnegie Mellon. "Advanced Manufacturing - Advanced Manufacturing - Carnegie Mellon University". www.cmu.edu. Pennsylvania, U.S.: Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
- ↑ Manufacturing USA Highlights Report (PDF) (Report). NIST. December 2020.
- ↑ "DoD Announces Award of New Advanced Robotics Manufacturing (ARM) Innov". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ↑ "$250 million awarded to new Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Innovation Hub | Robohub". Retrieved 2019-12-02.
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- ↑ "Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Innovation Hub awarded $250 million". Vision Systems Design. 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ↑ "CMU wins $250M to open advanced robotics institute in Pittsburgh | TribLIVE.com". archive.triblive.com. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ↑ "ARM Consortium Welcomes 200th Member". Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing. Archived from the original on 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ↑ Dan Sewell & Christopher S. Rugaber. "U.S. Factory Jobs Are High-Tech, But The Workers Are Not". www.wesa.fm. Associated Press. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ↑ "Robotics Online". Robotics Online. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ↑ "ARM Institute funding 4 projects to strengthen US manufacturing". The Robot Report. 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ↑ "How robots can help local fisheries". The Robot Report. 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ↑ "Lots of high-tech factory jobs in U.S., but skilled workers are lacking". The Seattle Times. 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ↑ Rayworth, Melissa (2019-07-25). "Carnegie Mellon looks to expand its presence at Hazelwood Green". NEXTpittsburgh. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ↑ "Steely resolve: Carnegie Mellon University fuels Pittsburgh's post-industrial reinvention". Building Design + Construction. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ↑ "Hazelwood Green Opens to the Public". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ↑ "Mill 19 in Pittsburgh hosts new ARM headquarters, Catalyst Connection". The Robot Report. 2019-09-07. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ↑ "Mill 19 Opens As Manufacturing Innovation Hub". Smart Business Dealmakers. 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ↑ O'Toole, Bill (2018-11-14). "Catalyst Connection is moving to Hazelwood Green". NEXTpittsburgh. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ↑ "Catalyst Connection to Take Space at Hazelwood Green". www.bizjournals.com. Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ↑ O'Toole, Bill (2019-09-04). "Mill 19 at Hazelwood Green now open, 15 years in the making". NEXTpittsburgh. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ↑ "Hazelwood Green held up as a success story by U.S. Commerce Dept. officials". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ↑ "What's Old is New: Mill 19 Development in Hazelwood Shows Pittsburgh's Transformation". PGH TechFuse. 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ↑ Blackley, Katie. "Mill 19 Is A High-Tech Facility With A History Of Major Manufacturing". www.wesa.fm. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ↑ Rice, Livia. "President Joe Biden Visits Mill 19 and Discusses Importance of Collaborations like the ARM Institute". arminstitute.org. Retrieved 2022-01-31.