Final ARM Institute 25-01 Technology Project Call Now Publicly Available
The final version of the ARM Institute’s Core-Funded 25-01 Technology Project Call is now publicly available! Note that while this Project Call is publicly available, you must be an ARM Institute Member to submit a proposal. Learn more about membership here or email us at [email protected].
DOWNLOAD THE 25-01 CORE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT CALL HERE
The full templates for this Project Call, as well as the presentations from our members-only Tech Day event, are available on the ARM Member Community. ARM Members can email [email protected] for assistance using the Community.
Special Topic Areas
- Special Topic Area 1 (STA1): Multi-modal inputs for AI robotics in manufacturing
- Special Topic Area 2 (STA2): Rapid Re-Tasking and Robot Agility
- Special Topic Area 3 (STA3): Multi-Robot, Multi-Human Collaboration
- Special Topic Area 4 (STA4): Adaptive Real-Time Path Planning and Control
Timeline at a Glance
- Final Project Call Released: February 21, 2025
- Submission Process Opens: February 21, 2025
- Public Webinar: March 13, 2025
- Submission Deadline for Concept Papers: April 9, 2025
- Invitations for Presentation Phase Released: On or about May 2, 2025
- Submission Deadline for Presentations and Supporting Documentation: June 5, 2025
- Team Presentations (by invitation-only): On or about June 10, 2025
- Final Selections Released; Subaward Negotiations Begin: On or about June 11, 2025
- Subaward Execution Deadline; Awards Expire: July 15, 2025
- Target Project Start Date: On or about July 15, 2025
- Project Period of Performance End Date: July 14, 2026
Final ARM Institute AI Data Foundry Project Call Now Publicly Available
The final version of the ARM Institute’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Foundry Project Call is now available publicly. Note that while this Project Call is publicly available, you must be an ARM Institute Member to submit a proposal. Learn more about membership here or email us at [email protected].
The templates for our Project Call document area available on the ARM Member Community. Email [email protected] for assistance using the Community.
Earlier this month, we hosted an interactive webinar about our AI Data Foundry Project Call for members of our consortium. The public can view the recording of the webinar here.
Background: A key barrier to the adoption of AI within robotics for manufacturing is a lack of real, quality data to train AI models. Democratized access to data and AI resources is critical to enabling further use of AI among manufacturers of all sizes. To address this, the ARM Institute received funding to define, collect, organize, validate, secure, and deploy data for machine learning and dataset generation. We envision the AI Data Foundry program as an repository of technical expertise, infrastructure, and resources to create trusted advanced robotic AI solutions for manufacturing that be leveraged by ARM Members, the Department of Defense (DoD), and others. Our AI Data Foundry Project Call will support this program.
Download the AI Data Foundry Project Call here
Special Topic Areas:
- Special Topic Area 1 (STA1): Trustworthy and High-Quality Datasets
- Special Topic Area 2 (STA2): Robotic AI Skills, Models and Frameworks for Manufacturing Process Improvement
- Special Topic Area 3 (STA3): Transfer Learning
Timeline at a Glance:
The full timeline is available in the Project Call document.
- Step One Concept Papers Due: March 31, 2025
- Down Selection: On or About April 18, 2025
- Step 2: Submission Deadline for Presentations and Supporting Docs: May 23, 2025
- Step 2: Submission Deadline for Presentations and Supporting Docs: On or About June 11, 2025
- Step 2: Final Selections Released; Subaward Negotiations Begin: On or About June 13, 2025
- Subaward Execution Deadline; Awards Expire: July 14, 2025
- Target Project Start Date: July 15, 2025
- Project Team Subcontract Execution Deadline: August 29, 2025
Questions:
Questions about the AI Data Foundry Project Call can be directed to [email protected].
About the ARM Institute’s Project Calls
Our Project Calls are a crucial part of the ARM Institute’s mission to secure the nation’s future in manufacturing. These project calls are open to the public, but only ARM Institute members can submit proposals. These calls serve as a platform for collaboration and innovation, fostering a community that works together to lift solutions off the ground that may have otherwise suffered from a lack of funding or engineering roadblocks. The ARM Institute is proud to play a pivotal role in this process, allowing our members to connect, collaborate, and contribute to the future of manufacturing. In the aftermath of COVID-19, this mission and this work has never been more important. Join today to become a part of this critical effort to lead future of manufacturing.
Why Join the ARM Institute?
For our members, the ARM Institute offers the chance to collaborate on initiatives that shape the trajectory of national manufacturing. These Project Calls can serve as a springboard for innovative ideas, providing the much-needed financial support to transform these ideas into reality, playing a significant role in the progression of the manufacturing industry and the robotics field as a whole. To see what this process looks like upon completion, be sure to read up on our robotics projects. These projects showcase the power of collaboration and innovation, and they represent the future of manufacturing that we, at the ARM Institute, are striving to create.
