Photo of an ARM Institute employee working on a robotic arm.
SME
Automation, Robotics, Workforce

In January 2017, the ARM Institute was created as the robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI) Department of Defense Manufacturing Innovation Institute and part of the Manufacturing USA network. The ARM Institute has three key pillars: ecosystem expertise, technical solutions, and workforce development.

Eight years—and hundreds of...

Graphic with headshots of Tambre Paster, Helena Cristobal, and Carley Mollica
Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Cybersecurity, Electronics, Manufacturing Jobs, Modern Makers, Robotics
These three women engineers are not only leaders in their fields, but are also strong advocates for STEM education who are dedicated to mentoring the next generation of women in manufacturing.

In high school, Helena Cristobal wanted to invent the “infinite battery.” She now works at the forefront of the electric vehicle (EV) charging industry.

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Lisa Masciantonio photo
Automation World
Podcast, Robotics

Lisa Masciantonio, chief workforce officer at the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute, shares her insights into how robotics and AI have changed the U.S. manufacturing landscape in the past decade, as well as the key workforce challenges manufacturers face as they implement robotics and/or AI.

The Robot Report
Funding Opportunity, Robotics

The ARM Institute last week issued its latest call for projects to support American manufacturing and the U.S. Department of Defense. The institute said it plans to award about $3 million to fund multiple projects under the 25-01 Project Call

The ARM Institute has four stated goals. They include empowering U.S. workers to compete with lower-wage...

Automation World
Innovation, Manufacturing, Robotics

Let me start by saying I’m not much of a fan of predictions. Especially when it comes to technology. It’s too easy for prognosticators to throw out ideas of what may or may not come to pass only to plead mea culpa when those predictions prove to be wildly off base.

On the other hand, I do appreciate insights from experts working in the field who...