Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute

Jay DouglassChief Operating Officer

Transform U.S. manufacturing through innovations and education in robotics and related automation technologies

ARM Institute

Established: January 2017Hub Location: Pittsburgh, PAFederal Funding: $80M Industry Cost Share: $173M

U.S. Losing Leadership in Advanced Products

U.S. Trade Balance of Advanced Technology

Manufacturing USA

“In my State of the Union Address, I asked Congress to build on a successful pilot program and create 15 manufacturing innovation institutes that connect businesses, universities, and federal agencies to turn communities left behind by global competition into global centers of high-tech jobs.

“Today, I’m asking Congress to build on the bipartisan support for this idea and triple that number to 45 – creating a network of these hubs and guaranteeing that the next revolution in manufacturing is ‘Made in America.’”- President Barack Obama, July 30, 2013

AP Photo/Susan Walsh

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The Vision

December 16, 2014 –Signed By President Obama118 Bipartisan RAMI Bill Sponsors

Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act

Manufacturing USA

Digital Mfg& Design

Chicago, IL

Lightweight Metals

Detroit, MI

Flexible Hybrid Electronics

San Jose, CA

Additive Manufacturin

g Youngstown,

OH

AFFOA - Fibers and Textiles,

Cambridge MA

AIM PhotonicsRochester,

NY

Smart ManufacturingLos Angeles, CA

Shaded states have major participants in Manufacturing USA Institutes

Advanced Fiber-Reinforced

Polymer Composites

Knoxville, TN

Wide Bandgap Semiconductors

Raleigh, NC

Modular Chemical Process

IntensificationNew York, NY

Bio-pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Newark, DE

Advanced Tissue

Biofabrication, Manchester,

NH

REMADERochester, NY

Advanced Robotics

Pittsburgh, PA

Mission: ARM Institute

Mission:

• Empower American workers to compete with low-wage workers abroad

• Create and sustain new jobs to secure U.S national prosperity

• Lower the technical, operational and economic barriers for SMEs and large companies to adopt robotics to increase manufacturing

• Assert U.S. leadership in advanced manufacturing.

The Newest Member of Manufacturing USA: Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute (ARM)

Mission: ARM InstituteNeed

Robotics are increasingly necessary to achieve the level of precision necessary for defense and other industrial manufacturing requirements, which limits the participation of small and mid-sized manufacturers due to capital cost and complexity of use.

Problem

The use of robotics is becoming widespread in manufacturing environments but the robots are typically expensive, singularly purposed, challenging to reprogram, and require isolation from humans for safety.

Solution

ARM will integrate industry practices and institutional knowledge across many disciplines to realize the promises of a robust manufacturing innovation ecosystem.

Ecosystem for Technology Impact

ARM achieves its mission through defense- and industry-driven, critical technology development and workforce training.

ARM focuses on key industrial sectors—aerospace, automotive, electronics, and textiles—defined by its industry partners.

These segments are critical growth sectors that are ripe for rapid adoption of robotics in manufacturing.

Education & Workforce Development

Education & Workforce Development

The objectives of the EWD Plan, derived from an extensive analysis of the results of the survey include:

• Establishing an ARM’s Educational Partner Network to promote broader participation in ARM certification and educational programs and, by doing so, develop an industry-recognized stackable credential based on feedback from SMEs and larger industry

• Inform, educate, and support SMEs through broadening the network of industries involved in EWD programs;

• Train, certify, and offer internships to students and educators through increased awareness of advanced manufacturing careers provided through EWD programs; and

• Address diversity through research-based STEM and industry-recognized ARM certifications.

Regional Robotics Innovation Collaborative

As regional partners with ARM, RRICs are semi-autonomous entities that create a scalable national reach for the ARM Institute

RRICs act as regional collaborative tracks, advertising and providing access to existing, shared physical infrastructure within the region,

RRICs support the ARM Institute mission by:

• RRICs promote the overarching ARM Institute’s mission

• RRICs recruit new members from their region, particularly SMEs, startups, and workforce training providers

• RRICs communicate and build the value proposition that helps retain members in their region

• RRICs engage at a national level to provide input for the Institute’s technology roadmap and education and workforce development roadmap

Membership LevelAnnual Dues

R&D Projects CDIP**Cash In-Kind*

Indu

stry

Platinum Member $100K $250K Lead and participate NERF

Gold Member $50K $100K Lead and participate NERB

Silver Member $25K NA Participate NERB

Bronze Member(< 500 employees) $5K $10K Participate NERB

Startup(pre-revenue; < 15 employees) - $2.5K Participate NERB

Uni

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ities

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rofit Core Member $15K $200K Lead and participate N/A

Educational Partners - $15K Access to Workforce & STEM programs N/A

• * Commitment must qualify as Cost Share for purposes of meeting Cost Share obligations under the Cooperative Agreement; In-kind Cost Share on shared consortium projects counts toward the in-kind portion of the membership fee

• ** CDIP = Consortium Developed Intellectual Property: IP created within a Institute Project funded in part by the Cooperative Agreement funds and owned by the inventing organizations; All members are granted NERF for R&D purposes; C-NERF = Commercial Non-Exclusive Royalty-Free license; C-NERB = Commercial Non-Exclusive Royalty-Bearing license negotiated with IP owners

Membership Information

ARM Institute: Committed Partners