June 26, 2025 – The ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute has issued a new report detailing its impact from the 2024 calendar year. 2024 marked another year of record-breaking growth for the ARM Institute! Within this report, you’ll find brief details about the impact generated by the ARM Institute and our consortium of more than 450 member organizations, which spans industry, government, and academia.
Through this report, you can learn how the ARM Institute supports key Department of Defense initiatives, how ARM Institute programs (such as the Robotics Manufacturing Hub and RoboticsCareer.org) strengthen US manufacturing, how our 450+ member organizations collaborate with us through projects and other key initiatives, how we work to grow and empower the US manufacturing workforce, and you’ll learn more about continuing areas of focus for the ARM Institute, which include artificial intelligence (AI), robotics for textile goods, Organic Industrial Base (OIB) modernization, and robotics for casting and forging.
From project highlights to new opportunities, our report offers a comprehensive view not just of our impact in 2024, but of areas of focus moving forward for the ARM Institute.
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At a glance, highlights from calendar year 2024 include:
Consortium & Engagement:
- 450 member organizations engaged with thousands of individual subject matter experts.
- 1,000+ individuals attended in-person ARM Institute events and 600+ attended ARM Institute virtual events.
Technology Development & Resources:
- Six new projects catalyzed through ARM Institute funding with projects receiving $2.9M in project funding, for a total contribution of $6.1M.
- Three ARM Institute projects selected from 100+ submissions in the DoD Organic Industrial Base (OIB) challenge.
- To date, the Robotics Manufacturing Hub (RMH) team has engaged 200+ companies, provided nearly 40 consultative site visits to manufacturers in the SW PA region, generated around 20 automation assessments, assisted seven DoD suppliers, and completed 12 technical proofs-of-concept with 11 having been implemented or in the process of being implemented on a manufacturer’s floor. (Note: includes parts of 2023 data)
- Around $800K of investment has been made to integrators and suppliers thanks to the RMH. More than 200 individuals have registered to attend our RMH workshop series.
Education & Workforce Development:
- 140% increase in job & training seeker account holders on RoboticsCareer.org over 2023. Over next 5 years, we project that RoboticsCareer.org will be accessed by over 500,000 users, help fill over 10,000 jobs, and benefit the training of over 10,000 future roboticists.
- 60% growth in site visits over 2023 with around 100,000 individuals leveraging the platform in 2024 and more than 20,000 users per quarter.
- 16,700+ training programs listed on RoboticsCareer.org with 25 Endorsed programs. 59% increase in individuals contacting training programs.
- Thousands of jobs updated bi-weekly on RoboticsCareer.org. Since March 2024, users have completed 67,000 job searches.
As always, we thank our members, partners, and stakeholders for their continued support of our mission.
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ABOUT THE ARM INSTITUTE
The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute is a Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII) funded by the Office of the Secretary of Defense under Agreement Number W911NF-17-3-0004 and is part of the Manufacturing USA® network. The ARM Institute leverages a unique, robust, and diverse consortium of 450+ members and partners across industry, academia, and government to make robotics, autonomy, and artificial intelligence more accessible to U.S. manufacturers large and small, train and empower the manufacturing workforce, strengthen our economy and global competitiveness, and elevate national security and resilience. Based in Pittsburgh, PA since 2017, the ARM Institute is leading the way to a future where people & robots work together to respond to our nation’s greatest challenges and to produce the world’s most desired products. For more information, visit www.arminstitute.org and follow the ARM Institute on LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter).