Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute

Fast Facts

Established
January 2017
Website www.arminstitute.org
Mission Assert the United States as the leading nation in manufacturing output through the adoption of robotics and artificial intelligence ​
Headquarters Pittsburgh, PA
Consortium Organizer Carnegie Mellon University
Institute Metrics
 as of September 2025
 
474    Member Organizations
Total Ongoing and Completed Projects
130   Technology Projects
60    Education and Workforce Development (EWD) Projects
Education and Workforce Development
30,000+    Participants in EWD Projects or Institute-led EWD Activities from FY20-FY25
Additional Info
Institute Snapshot

The ARM Institute strengthens and grows US manufacturing by catalyzing solutions that drive the adoption of robotics and physical artificial intelligence. With a forward-looking focus on innovative, yet practical, technology and workforce development solutions and leveraging the nation’s largest consortium of automation experts, the ARM Institute is your partner to solving advanced manufacturing challenges.
 

Institute Capabilities
Success Story Examples
  • The ARM Institute’s Technology & Automation Modernization Blueprints help manufacturers of sizes, organic industrial base facilities, and others implement robotics and artificial intelligence solutions, de-risk potential investments, and understand the skills their workforce needs to work with these advanced technologies.
  • The ARM Institute’s Mixed-Reality Cloud Processor delivers 10× cost and time savings in aircraft paint taping and laser de-painting. It is now at commercial and DoD facilities, including Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Air Systems Command, and Letterkenny Army Depot.
  • Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex adopted an ARM Institute augmented reality interface for cold spray robotic systems. This innovation dramatically improves efficiency, achieving a 90% reduction in cold spray cycle time and saving $600,000 in annual operating cost.
  • ARM Institute collaborated with Joint Robotics Organization for Building Organic Technologies to develop an autonomous drone swarm that enhances inspection quality and visualization of critical Navy assets.
  • More than 100,000 individuals leveraged RoboticsCareer.org in the past year to connect to personalized job and training matches.
  • Developed by the ARM Institute, Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex is using an artificial intelligence-driven mobile robot to disassemble aircraft wings. This technology delivers a 10x labor reduction, 3x cycle time reduction, and improves worker safety.